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