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