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