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