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