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