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