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