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Color Theory 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this called?
a)
Color Circle
b)
Color Prism
c)
Color Wheel
d)
Color Spectrum
2.

Primary colors are colors that can't be made. They make all other colors.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How are Secondary colors made?

a)

Mixing whatever colors. It doesn't matter

b)

Mixing blue with green

c)

Mixing two primary colors

d)

Mixing intermediate colors with primary colors

4.

What does red and blue make?

a)

violet (AKA purple)

b)

orange

c)

green

5.

What does red and yellow make?

a)

violet (AKA purple)

b)

orange

c)

green

6.

What two colors do you mix to make green?

a)

blue and yellow

b)

red and green

c)

blue and violet

d)

red and blue

7.

How are Intermediate (tertiary) colors made?

a)

Mixing a primary with a secondary next to it on the color wheel

b)

Mixing 2 secondary colors

c)

Mixing 2 Primary colors

8.

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered _______________________.

a)

bright

b)

complementary

c)

dull

d)

triadic

9.

When you add grey to a color you make a ___.

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

10.

When you mix a colour with BLACK you make a __________?

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

11.

When you mix a color with WHITE you make a ___________?

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

12.

Which one is NOT a cool color?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

13.

How many intermediate (tertiary) colors are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

14.

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

a)

Gray

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

Yellow

e)

White

15.

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

16.

A color scheme that uses one color and the different values of that color.

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

17.

How many colors are there on a color wheel that includes primary, secondary and intermediate (tertiary) colors?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

16

18.

This is an example of...

a)

Warm Colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Room temperature Colors

d)

Cold Colors

19.

What is a Hue?

a)

The name for a color (red, blue, indigo, purple...)

b)

Only really bright colors

c)

Only used in Monochromatic color schemes

d)

Another name for Value

20.

What color scheme can be used by itself but also added to any color scheme with out changing the scheme it is added to?

a)

Neutral

b)

Primary

c)

Intermediate (Tertiary)

d)

Monochromatic