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