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