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