Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids
Artist's tip (Name the parents): Two primaries make a secondary: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple. A primary + its neighbouring secondary make a tertiary: red + orange = red-orange, blue + green = blue-green. White lightens: red + white = pink, blue + white = light blue; black + white = grey. All three primaries together make brown.
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- 1.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) more yellow (c) blue (d) black
- 3.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) white and blue (b) yellow and blue (c) blue and white (d) blue and green
- 5.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) light blue
- 7.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-green (c) green (d) purple
- 8.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) light blue (c) green (d) blue-purple
- 9.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) white (c) yellow (d) more blue
- 11.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and green (b) blue and yellow (c) white and blue (d) yellow and blue
- 12.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more blue (b) black (c) more water (d) more yellow
- 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and red (b) red and orange (c) red and yellow (d) white and red
- 14.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) grey
- 15.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) primary colour
- 16.True or false: mixing orange and red paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) grey (c) purple (d) blue-purple
- 18.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) orange (c) light blue (d) grey
- 19.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) pink (c) purple (d) orange
- 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) purple and blue (b) red and yellow (c) purple and red (d) black and white
- 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) red and purple (b) red and white (c) purple and blue (d) white and red
- 22.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) white and black (b) red and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) yellow and green
- 24.🎨 Mix blue and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-green
- 25.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) light blue (d) red-orange
- 26.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
- 28.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and white (c) purple and red (d) green and yellow
- 29.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) purple and red (b) purple and blue (c) white and red (d) white and blue
- 30.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) red-orange
- 31.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) grey
- 36.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) blue-purple
- 38.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) green
- 40.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and white (b) purple and blue (c) red and yellow (d) red and purple
Answer key
- True
- more yellow
- False
- yellow and blue
- True
- blue-purple
- yellow-green
- light blue
- True
- more blue
- blue and green
- more yellow
- blue and red
- red-orange
- tertiary colour
- True
- blue-purple
- green
- orange
- black and white
- red and purple
- True
- yellow and orange
- blue-green
- blue-green
- False
- red and blue
- green and yellow
- white and blue
- red-orange
- True
- False
- False
- False
- grey
- False
- pink
- True
- green
- red and white
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