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