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Color Theory

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a color wheel?

a)

A chart that shows lightest to darkest values

b)

A diagram that shows the relationships among colors.

c)

All of the colors in visible light.

d)

The colors not associated with a hue.

2.

What is a primary color?

a)

A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

b)

A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

c)

A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenly

d)

Colors not associated with a hue

3.

What is a secondary color?

a)

A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

b)

A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

c)

A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenl

d)

Colors not associated with a hue

4.

What is a neutral color?

a)

A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

b)

A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

c)

A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenly

d)

Colors not associated with a hue

5.

What is an tertiary color?

a)

A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

b)

A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

c)

A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenly or mixing a primary and secondary color.

d)

Colors not associated with a hue

6.

What is a complementary color scheme?

a)

Two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

b)

Three colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel.

c)

One color and the two colors next to that color's complement.

d)

A group of colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and that have a hue in common.

7.

What does value mean when related to color?

a)

the lightness or darkness of a color.

b)

the richness or dullness of a color

8.

What does intensity mean when related to color?

a)

the lightness or darkness of a color.

b)

the richness or dullness of a color

9.
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
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.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
13.

Lighten colors by beginning with white and adding a bit of color

a)

Tone

b)

Shade

c)

Tint

d)

Cool color

14.

Darken colors by beginning with color and adding a

bit of black

a)

Tone

b)

Shade

c)

Tint

d)

Chroma

15.
What set of colors are these?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
16.
What relationship do these colors share?
a)
Complementary
b)
Analogous
c)
Triadic
17.
What set of colors are these?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
18.
What type of colors are these?
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral
19.

The neutral colors are....Check all that apply.

a)

Gray

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

Yellow

e)

White

20.
The image is an example of ........
a)
Cross colors
b)
Complementary colors
c)
Tertiary colors
d)
None of the above
21.

These are ______________ colors.

a)

Tertiary

b)

Primary

c)

Secondary

d)

Monochromatic

22.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Complementary

b)

Neutral

c)

Primary

d)

Analogous

23.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

24.

This is an example of a __________ color scheme painting.

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral