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