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