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