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