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