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