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