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