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