Color Basics Review Quiz

What is Saturation?

• The lightness or darkness of a color

• The dominance of one color in a composition

• The boldness or intensity of a color

• The interaction between two colors in close proximity

Which color is a secondary color?

• Yellow

• Green

• Red-Violet

• Red

Which color is the complement of yellow?

• Red

• Purple

• Blue

• Gray

The choice of colors used in a Composition is called a...

• Color Spectrum

• Color Wheel

• Color Scheme

• Color Mix

Identify the Color Scheme.

• Analogous

• Monochromatic

• Achromatic

• Complementary

Which colors are included in a Split Complementary color scheme?

• A color and its complement

• Red, Yellow and Blue

• Colors that are spaced an equal distance on the color wheel

• A color plus the two colors on each side of its complement

What are colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue?

• Analogous Colors

• Triadic Colors

• Complementary Colors

• Intermediate Colors

Mixing which two colors will produce purple?

• Green and Brown

• Red and Blue

• Black and Blue

• Yellow and Red

Which colors are included in a Triadic color scheme?

• A color and its complement

• Red, Green and Blue

• Colors that are spaced an equal distance on the color wheel

• A color plus the two colors on each side of its complement

When complementary colors are mixed together they...

• Make each other look more intense

• Will start to cancel each other out

• Create an Intermediate Color

• Will have no effect on one another