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