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