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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and blue (b) purple and blue (c) red and yellow (d) red and purple
- 2.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) brown (b) white (c) pink (d) light green
- 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and purple (d) yellow and blue
- 5.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) red and orange (b) purple and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
- 7.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) white and black (b) yellow and green (c) red and white (d) blue and purple
- 8.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) purple and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and red (d) blue and purple
- 10.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) grey (d) red-purple
- 12.🎨 Mix orange and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) pink (d) yellow-orange
- 13.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) orange (c) pink (d) blue-green
- 14.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) yellow (b) more blue (c) white (d) more red
- 16.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) green (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
- 18.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) purple and blue (b) orange and red (c) red and white (d) white and blue
- 20.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) grey (c) blue-purple (d) green
- 21.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) blue and white (d) purple and red
- 24.🎨 Mix blue and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
- 25.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) light blue (c) green (d) red-purple
- 26.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) grey
- 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and purple (b) purple and blue (c) white and red (d) yellow and red
- 28.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) yellow-orange (c) green (d) yellow-green
- 29.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) black and white (b) red and purple (c) orange and yellow (d) green and blue
- 32.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and red (b) orange and red (c) blue and green (d) yellow and blue
- 34.🎨 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
- 35.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) red-orange
- 38.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) grey (c) blue-purple (d) green
- 39.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) purple
Answer key
- red and yellow
- True
- brown
- red and blue
- False
- red and orange
- red and white
- True
- yellow and orange
- True
- red-purple
- yellow-orange
- orange
- True
- more blue
- True
- blue-green
- False
- white and blue
- blue-purple
- False
- False
- blue and white
- blue-green
- light blue
- red-orange
- white and red
- yellow-green
- False
- False
- red and purple
- False
- blue and green
- tertiary colour
- False
- True
- orange
- green
- True
- purple
Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids