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 orange and red paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) yellow-green (c) light blue (d) purple
- 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) purple and red (b) orange and red (c) black and white (d) green and yellow
- 5.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) orange (c) green (d) blue-purple
- 6.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) green
- 7.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) yellow and red (b) black and white (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and orange
- 8.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) black (b) blue (c) more red (d) more yellow
- 10.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) green (c) grey (d) pink
- 11.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) red-orange (c) yellow-green (d) grey
- 12.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more water (b) black (c) more yellow (d) more blue
- 13.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
- 14.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
- 15.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) pink
- 16.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) blue and white (b) orange and red (c) yellow and green (d) white and red
- 17.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and white (b) white and red (c) blue and green (d) white and black
- 19.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) yellow (b) white (c) more red (d) more blue
- 20.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) green and blue (b) red and purple (c) orange and red (d) white and blue
- 22.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎨 Mix orange and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
- 25.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) blue and red (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and green (d) purple and blue
- 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and red (c) green and yellow (d) orange and yellow
- 28.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) pink (d) red-purple
- 29.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) add black (b) rinse the brush (c) dry the paper (d) throw it away
- 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) white and blue (b) black and white (c) yellow and blue (d) purple and red
- 31.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and white (b) red and yellow (c) black and white (d) green and blue
- 35.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and blue (b) yellow and red (c) blue and white (d) white and red
- 36.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
- 38.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) pink (d) yellow-green
- 40.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) pink (c) grey (d) red-purple
Answer key
- False
- False
- purple
- purple and red
- light blue
- green
- black and white
- False
- more yellow
- grey
- red-orange
- more yellow
- purple
- blue-purple
- yellow-green
- blue and white
- False
- blue and green
- more blue
- False
- orange and red
- True
- True
- yellow-orange
- False
- purple and blue
- green and yellow
- red-purple
- rinse the brush
- white and blue
- False
- False
- False
- red and yellow
- yellow and red
- False
- orange
- False
- pink
- grey
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