Colour Theory Intermediate

How many primary colours are there?

• 6

• 3

• 12

• 4

What are the three primary colors?

• purple, green, orange
• red, blue, yellow
• red, blue, green
• red, blue, orange

Colour theory states that secondary colors are:

• Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and green

• Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and yellow

• Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and orange

• Made by mixing primary colours such as blue and purple

What are the secondary colours?

• orange, green and blue

• orange, green and violet

• green, violet and red

• green, red and yellow

What two colours do you mix to make purple?

• blue and yellow

• red and green

• blue and purple

• red and blue

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are considered to be _______________________.

• bright

• complementary

• dull

• triadic

What is NOT an example of a set of complementary colours?

• yellow and purple

• green and blue

• red and green

• orange and blue

Primary and Secondary colours are mixed to create what classification of colour?

• Secondary

• Complimentary

• Analagous

• Tertiary

How many tertiary colours feature on the colour wheel?

• 6

• 3

• 12

• 8

When you mix a colour with BLACK you make a __________?

• Tint

• Tone

• Shade