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