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