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