Understanding Color Schemes Quiz

What does a monochromatic color scheme consist of?

• Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel

• Any three colors that are side by side on a 12 part color wheel

• Variations of tints, shades, & tones of a single color

• A combination of one color with the two colors adjacent to its complementary color

Which color scheme uses colors that are next to/ touching each other on the color wheel?

• Complementary

• Analogous

• Triadic

• Split-complementary

What is a characteristic of Complementary color schemes?

• They include one base color with tints and shades of the same color

• They consist of variations of a single color.

• They use colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

• They involve three colors equally spaced around the color wheel.

What does a split-complementary color scheme include?

• Three colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel

• A base color and two adjacent tertiary colors

• A base color and the two colors adjacent to its direct complement (touching it's direct complement)

• Any three colors that are side by side on a 12 part color wheel

Which color scheme can only use one color?

• Triadic

• Monochromatic

• Analogous

• Complementary

In a triadic color scheme, how are the colors positioned on the color wheel?

• Directly opposite each other

• Next to each other

• Equally spaced around the color wheel forming a triangle

• In a linear sequence with one dominant color

What are primary colors?

• Red, Green, Blue

• Red, Yellow, Blue

• Orange, Green, Purple

• Yellow, Green, Blue

Which of the following is a characteristic of warm colors?

• They are calming and soothing.

• They evoke warmth, like the sun or fire.

• They are reminiscent of water and sky.

• They tend to recede in a composition.

Cool colors are said to:

• Advance in a composition

• Evoke feelings of warmth and excitement

• Have a calming effect

• Increase tension

Which is an example of complementary colors?

• blue & red

• yellow & green

• red & green

• red & yellow