Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
Colour is something we see with our eyes.
About Colours
The colours we can see are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. If you mix colours of paint together you can get another colour. Red and yellow paint mixed together makes orange. Blue and yellow paint mixed together make green. Blue and red paint mixed together makes purple. If you mix all three you can make brown.
Examples
 |
 |
| Grass is a green colour. | The colour of this rose is red. |
 |
 |
| The sky is blue in colour. | I will colour in the sun yellow with paint. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Colour is a property of objects that we can see.
About Colour
White light can be divided into 7 colours:
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Indigo
- Violet
- Red light has the lowest frequency and the longest wavelength.
- Violet light has the highest frequency and the shortest wavelength.
Colour and Objects
 |
 |
| A red object reflects red light but absorbs all the others colours. | A blue object reflects blue light but absorbs all the others colours. |