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.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) white and blue
- 2.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) light blue
- 4.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
- 5.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more water (c) more yellow (d) more blue
- 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) orange and red (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and white (d) red and blue
- 7.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) grey (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
- 8.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) blue and green (b) purple and red (c) white and blue (d) white and red
- 10.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and green (c) white and black (d) orange and red
- 11.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and blue (b) yellow and blue (c) yellow and green (d) white and blue
- 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and red (b) blue and red (c) red and white (d) red and purple
- 13.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) red-purple
- 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and red (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
- 15.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) white and red (b) red and orange (c) red and white (d) orange and yellow
- 16.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) purple and red (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) white and black
- 17.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) white (b) yellow (c) more blue (d) more red
- 19.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) grey
- 21.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) pink (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
- 22.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-green
- 23.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) purple (d) pink
- 24.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) pink (d) red-purple
- 25.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) blue (c) black (d) more yellow
- 26.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) grey
- 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) orange and red (b) red and yellow (c) green and blue (d) blue and purple
- 31.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) light green (b) pink (c) brown (d) white
- 34.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) blue-green (d) pink
- 36.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and red (c) blue and white (d) red and white
- 38.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- white and blue
- False
- blue-purple
- green
- more yellow
- red and blue
- grey
- True
- white and red
- orange and red
- yellow and green
- yellow and red
- red-purple
- yellow and orange
- orange and yellow
- white and black
- False
- more blue
- False
- yellow-orange
- yellow-green
- orange
- purple
- pink
- more yellow
- False
- True
- True
- light blue
- red and yellow
- False
- False
- brown
- True
- blue-green
- False
- red and white
- False
- True
- False
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