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 pink? (a) red and white (b) white and black (c) yellow and green (d) red and blue
- 2.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) grey (c) orange (d) pink
- 6.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) orange
- 7.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) white (b) light green (c) pink (d) brown
- 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
- 9.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) light blue (c) green (d) yellow-green
- 10.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-green (d) grey
- 11.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more water (b) more yellow (c) more blue (d) black
- 12.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) pink (c) purple (d) blue-purple
- 13.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) purple
- 15.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) green and yellow (b) white and red (c) yellow and green (d) red and purple
- 16.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and white (b) blue and green (c) white and red (d) yellow and red
- 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) red and orange (b) purple and blue (c) yellow and blue (d) green and blue
- 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) orange and yellow (b) red and yellow (c) blue and white (d) red and purple
- 20.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) primary colour
- 22.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) grey (c) blue-purple (d) red-orange
- 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and red (c) red and blue (d) orange and red
- 24.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) orange
- 26.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) orange
- 28.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) rinse the brush (b) dry the paper (c) throw it away (d) add black
- 29.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) grey (c) green (d) light blue
- 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and red (c) red and white (d) red and orange
- 31.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) green (c) purple (d) grey
- 33.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) light blue (c) green (d) blue-purple
- 35.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) grey (c) blue-purple (d) orange
- 36.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) black and white (b) green and blue (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
- 38.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) orange
- 40.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) light blue (d) blue-purple
Answer key
- red and white
- False
- True
- True
- pink
- orange
- brown
- blue and yellow
- yellow-green
- orange
- more yellow
- yellow-green
- True
- red-purple
- red and purple
- False
- yellow and red
- green and blue
- red and yellow
- False
- tertiary colour
- blue-purple
- red and blue
- False
- orange
- True
- green
- rinse the brush
- grey
- yellow and orange
- False
- grey
- False
- green
- blue-purple
- False
- black and white
- False
- red-purple
- yellow-orange
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