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Color Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the Primary Colors.

a)

Red, Orange, Yellow

b)

Blue, Green, Violet

c)

Green, Orange, Violet

d)

Red, Yellow, Blue

2.

What are the Secondary Colors.

a)

Red, Orange, Yellow

b)

Blue, Violet, Green

c)

Orange, Green, Violet

d)

Blue-Violet, Blue, Violet

3.

Choose only the Tertiary Colors.

a)

Red

b)

Red-Orange

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow-Orange

e)

Yellow

4.

Choose 3 Analogous Colors.

a)

Blue

b)

Blue-Violet

c)

Green

d)

Red-Violet

e)

Violet

5.
These colors are created after mixing a Primary and a Secondary color together:
a)
Analogous Colors
b)
Tertiary Colors
c)
Complementary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
6.
These colors are opposite from each other on the color wheel:
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Analogous Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
7.
Three colors beside each other on the color wheel are also known as: 
a)
Analogous Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Cool Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
8.
Reds, Yellows, and Oranges depict feelings of heat, passion, and intensity. These colors are also known as:
a)
Cool Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Secondary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
9.
Blues, Greens, and Violets depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colors are also known as: 
a)
Warm Colors
b)
Cool Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
10.
What is the complementary color of yellow?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Violet
d)
Red
11.
Which of the colors listed below is NOT a warm color?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
12.
Which of the following colors completes the Analogous color scheme? 
Red-Violet, Violet, & __________
a)
Blue-Green
b)
Red-Orange
c)
Yellow-Green
d)
Blue-Violet
13.
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
14.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
15.
What two colors would you mix to create Violet?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Blue & Green
d)
Orange & Red
16.
What is the complementary color of Blue-Green?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow-Orange
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
17.
What two colors would you mix to create Orange?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Yellow & Blue
d)
Yellow & Green
18.
What is the complementary color of Red?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
19.
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
20.
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