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