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