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