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