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