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