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 blue-green? (a) purple and red (b) red and yellow (c) yellow and green (d) blue and green
- 2.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) red-purple (d) grey
- 3.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) green (c) purple (d) pink
- 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) blue and purple (b) red and white (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
- 5.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎨 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
- 7.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) light blue (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
- 8.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) grey
- 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and yellow (c) red and yellow (d) red and blue
- 10.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
- 11.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) purple and red (b) red and yellow (c) green and blue (d) yellow and green
- 12.True or false: mixing black and white paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) green
- 14.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
- 16.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) more yellow (c) blue (d) black
- 17.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) yellow-green
- 18.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) orange (c) purple (d) yellow-green
- 20.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) pink (b) light green (c) brown (d) white
- 22.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) light blue (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
- 26.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
- 27.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) purple (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
- 28.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) green
- 29.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) throw it away (b) rinse the brush (c) add black (d) dry the paper
- 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) yellow and red (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and white (d) yellow and green
- 31.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes grey. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) grey (d) blue-purple
- 35.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more water (b) black (c) more blue (d) more yellow
- 36.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) white and blue (b) yellow and green (c) green and yellow (d) blue and yellow
- 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) red and white (b) orange and yellow (c) red and purple (d) blue and purple
- 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) white and black (b) blue and white (c) red and blue (d) white and blue
- 39.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) grey (c) light blue (d) orange
Answer key
- blue and green
- grey
- green
- blue and red
- True
- tertiary colour
- blue-purple
- red-orange
- red and yellow
- red-purple
- green and blue
- True
- blue-purple
- True
- blue-green
- more yellow
- yellow-orange
- False
- yellow-green
- False
- brown
- True
- True
- True
- red-purple
- grey
- purple
- green
- rinse the brush
- yellow and green
- False
- True
- False
- orange
- more yellow
- blue and yellow
- blue and purple
- white and black
- True
- light blue
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