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Mixing paint colours
Age 11 · Art
Yellow, red and blue are the primary colours, and mixing two of them makes a secondary colour. On a colour wheel, each secondary colour sits opposite the primary it does not contain.
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- Yellow paint: a primary colour that cannot be made by mixing
- Green paint: made by mixing yellow and blue
- Violet paint: made by mixing red and blue
Examples
- Mixing yellow and red paint makes the orange of a sunset.
- Mixing blue and yellow makes the green of grass.
Key takeaways
- Red, yellow and blue are primary colours; orange, green and violet are secondary.
- Complementary colours sit opposite each other on the colour wheel.
Quiz: Mixing paint colours (Age 11)
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Which of these colours can NOT be made by mixing other paints?
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What colour do you get by mixing yellow and blue paint?
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On a colour wheel, which colour sits opposite yellow?
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