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