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