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Color Theory -1

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this called?
a)
Color Circle
b)
Color Prism
c)
Color Wheel
d)
Color Spectrum
2.
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
3.
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
4.
These colors are opposite from each other on the color wheel:
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Analogous Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
What is the complementary color of yellow?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Violet
d)
Red
9.
Which of the colors listed below is NOT a warm color?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
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.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
12.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Primary Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

13.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

14.

The subtractive pigment model uses which color palette?

a)

RGB

b)

CMYK

15.

What happens when you mix the primary colors?

a)

You can not mix them each other

b)

You can get tertiary colors

c)

You can get secondary colors

d)

You can get black

16.

How many colors make up the color wheel

a)

12

b)

6

c)

16

d)

3

17.

RED + BLUE =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

The additive light model uses which color palette?

a)

RGB

b)

CMYK

19.

What color comes next: red, red-orange, orange, _____________?

a)

yellow-orange

b)

yellow

c)

yellow-green

d)

red-violet

20.

These 3 lights added together combine to create white light

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

yellow

21.

The backgrounds for additive color model (Lights) is ______

a)

white

b)

black

c)

gray

d)

nonexistent

22.

The primary pigments are cyan, magenta, and yellow. What does the K stand for in CMYK?

a)

Kilo

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Kale

23.
Warm and Cool colors can portray a sense of what?
a)
Temperature
b)
Movement
c)
Direction
d)
Line
24.

Adding Red and Blue light together gives you what color

a)

Magenta

b)

Cyan

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

25.

The backgrounds for Subtractive color model (pigments) is ______

a)

white

b)

black

c)

gray

d)

nonexistent

26.
What does monochromatic mean?
a)
A color scheme based on variations of one particular color. (Ex: Red, Pink, Red-Violet).
b)
Different colors put together. (Ex: Purple, Green, Orange).
c)
All the color wheel's colors put together.
d)
A rainbow pattern.
27.

Adding Green and Blue light together gives you what color

a)

Magenta

b)

Cyan

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

28.

Adding cyan and magenta pigments together give you what color

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

29.

What are the 3 secondary Colors

a)

Green, Orange, Purple

b)

Orange, Red, Yellow

c)

Purple, Red, Blue

d)

Green, Blue, Yellow

30.

What are the 3 primary colors

a)

Red, Blue, Purple

b)

Green, Orange, Purple

c)

Red, Blue, Yellow

d)

Black, Grey, White

31.

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