Colour wheel variations and CMY colour mixing diagram

Printable Activity Sheets

There are so many ways to learn about colour. One of our goals is to make colour education as interesting and logical as possible. Now you can download and print some of our colour lesson activity sheets for free! If you want to learn more about colour, check out the Stories and Books pages to find lots of great resources.

Primary colours colour wheel educational poster

Enjoy this simple method for creating a primary and secondary colour wheel by layering markers. Download and print the activity sheet to use the template.

Complementary colour wheel mixing diagram

After you create the primary/secondary colour wheel, you can add the complementary colours to watch the wheel turn black. Download and print the activity sheet to use the template.

Tertiary colour wheel mixing diagram

Some of the colours often called secondary are actually tertiary colours, like orange and purple. You can make a 12 colour wheel only using cyan, magenta, and yellow. Download and print the activity sheet to use the template.