Colour Riddles for Kids
- 15 riddles
- Ages 4-9
- Answers included
These are the gentlest riddles on the site and the best place to start with a child under six.
Every answer is a colour or something with an obvious colour, so a child who cannot yet read can still play.
I am the colour of grass, of leaves and of a frog. What am I?
GreenAll three are typically green.
I am the colour of the sky on a clear day and of the sea. What am I?
BlueBoth look blue because of how light scatters.
I am the colour of a ripe tomato, of blood and of a stop sign. What am I?
RedRed is used for stop signs because it is highly visible.
I am a colour and a fruit with the same name. What am I?
OrangeThe fruit came first and the colour was named after it.
I am the colour of the sun, of a banana and of a lemon. What am I?
YellowAll three are strongly yellow.
I am the colour of snow, of milk and of a cloud. What am I?
WhiteWhite reflects all the colours of light together.
I am the colour of night, of coal and of a crow. What am I?
BlackBlack absorbs light rather than reflecting it.
I have seven colours and I come after rain. What am I?
A rainbowSunlight splits into colours through raindrops.
I am pink and I stand on one leg in water. What am I?
A flamingoFlamingos get their pink colour from the food they eat.
I am brown, I grow tall, and my leaves are green. What part of me is brown?
The trunk of a treeBark is usually brown while the leaves are green.
I am green outside and red inside with black seeds. What am I?
A watermelonIts rind is green and its flesh is red.
I am yellow and black striped and I make honey. What am I?
A beeBees are known for their yellow and black stripes.
I am white and yellow in the middle and I come from a hen. What am I?
An eggThe white is the albumen and the yellow is the yolk.
I am purple, small and round, and I dry into a raisin. What am I?
A grapeRaisins are dried grapes.
I change colour to match where I sit. What am I?
A chameleonChameleons change colour partly for camouflage and partly to show mood.
Questions about Colour Riddles for Kids
What age are colour riddles for?
Ages four to nine. They are the easiest set on the site and a good starting point for young children.
Why do flamingos turn pink?
Because of pigments in the shrimp and algae they eat. A flamingo raised without that diet stays pale.
Can these be used with children learning English?
Yes, particularly well. Colours are concrete vocabulary and every answer can be pointed at.
How can I make this into a game?
Ask the child to find something that colour in the room after each answer. It turns a two-minute activity into ten.