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