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