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Color Theory Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
___________________ is the complementary color to blue.
a)
Orange
b)
Violet
c)
Green
d)
Blue-green
2.
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered to be _______________________.
a)
bright
b)
complementary
c)
dull
d)
triadic
3.
A ______________________ color scheme is used when you use one hue and its tints and shades.
a)
triadic
b)
monochromatic
c)
tetradic
d)
split-complementary
4.
What two colors would you mix to create Violet?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Blue & Green
d)
Orange & Red
5.
What two colors would you mix to create Orange?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Yellow & Blue
d)
Yellow & Green
6.
What is the complementary color of Red?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
7.
If you were trying to paint a picture depicting fire, what kinds of colors would you use?
a)
Cool Colors
b)
Complementary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
8.
If you were trying to paint a picture of a calm, relaxing landscape, what kinds of colors would you use? 
a)
Secondary Colors
b)
Cool Colors
c)
Warm Colors
d)
Tertiary Colors
9.

What is the complement of the color orange?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

yellow

10.
Red, Yellow, & Blue are the "building blocks" of all color. What are these three colors also referred to as?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
11.
Green, Orange, & Violet are created after mixing two Primary colors together. What are these colors also referred to as?
a)
Secondary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
12.
What is HUE?
a)
Lightness or Darkness of Color
b)
The Color itself
c)
Intensity of Color
13.
What is Value?
a)
Lightness or Darkness of Color
b)
The Color itself
c)
Intensity of Color
14.

What are the cool colors? Check all that apply.

a)

warm

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

e)

violet

15.

What are the warm colors? Check all that apply.

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

cool

e)

orange

16.

How are intermediate colors mad?

a)

By mixing 2 primary colors together.

b)

By mixing 2 secondary colors together.

c)

By mixing 1 primary and 1 intermediate color together.

d)

By mixing 1 primary and 1 secondary color together.

17.
Neutral colors are black, white, gray, and brown
a)
True
b)
False
18.

Definition: A color with added white.

a)

Value

b)

Neutral

c)

Tint

d)

Shade

20.

Definition: A color with added black.

a)

Value

b)

Neutral

c)

Tint

d)

Shade

20.

Definition: A color with added black.

a)

Value

b)

Neutral

c)

Tint

d)

Shade

21.
When colors group together a specific way to come together to create an aesthetically pleasing look, this is called a
a)
Color Harmony
b)
Monochromatic
c)
Stippling Effect
d)
Tone/Value
22.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
23.

The color spectrum bent into a circle is called _________.

a)

Color Harmonies

b)

Color Wheel

c)

Spectrum

d)

Hue

24.

The brightness or dullness of a color is called _________

a)

Intensity

b)

Hue

c)

Tint

d)

Shade

25.

The colors that can be seen in a rainbow are called _______

a)

The spectrum

b)

A hue

c)

The intensity

d)

Color Harmonies

26.

Colors that suggest warmth and seem to move toward the viewer.

a)

Warm colors

b)

Cool colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary Colors

27.

Colors that suggest coolness and seem to recede from the viewer.

a)

Warm colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Primary colors

d)

Secondary Colors

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