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