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