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