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