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