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