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