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