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