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Color Theory

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for color is ____.

a)

hue

b)

shade

c)

tint

d)

tone

2.

Red is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

3.

Blue is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

4.

Yellow is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

5.

Green is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

6.

Orange is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

7.

Violet is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

8.

Blue-violet is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

9.

Red-violet is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

10.

Yellow-green is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

11.

Blue-green is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

12.

Yellow-orange is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

13.

Red-orange is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

14.

Brown is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

15.

Black is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

16.

White is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

17.

Tan is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

18.

Cream is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

19.

Grey is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

20.

Ivory is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

21.

Gold is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

metallic

d)

neutral

22.

Silver is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

metallic

d)

neutral

23.

Bronze is a ____ color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

metallic

d)

neutral

24.

Adding white to a color makes a _______.

a)

shade

b)

tint

c)

tone

d)

neutral

25.

Adding black to a color makes a _______.

a)

shade

b)

tint

c)

tone

d)

neutral

26.

Adding grey to a color makes a _______.

a)

shade

b)

tint

c)

tone

d)

neutral

27.

______ is the lightness or darkness of a color.

a)

Value

b)

Tone

c)

Tint

d)

Shade

28.

Maroon is an example of a ____________.

a)

tint

b)

tone

c)

shade

d)

neutral

29.

Pink is an example of a ____________.

a)

tint

b)

tone

c)

shade

d)

neutral

30.

Red is an example of a ____________.

a)

tint

b)

tone

c)

shade

d)

hue

31.

There are ____ colors in the color wheel.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

6

d)

12

32.

Black, white, grey, tan, brown, beige, cream, and ivory are __ colors.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

33.

Red, blue, and yellow are __ colors.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

34.

Green, violet, and orange are __ colors.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

35.

Blue-green, yellow-green, red-violet, blue-violet, yellow-orange, and red-orange are __ colors.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

36.

Red, orange, yellow, yellow-orange, and red-orange are ____ colors.

a)

warm

b)

cool

c)

neutral

d)

metallic

37.

Blue, green, violet, blue-green, and blue-violet are ____ colors.

a)

warm

b)

cool

c)

neutral

d)

metallic

38.

The ____ colors are the basics which cannot be made by mixing.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

39.

A ____ color is made by mixing two primary colors.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

40.

A ____ color is made by mixing a primary and a secondary color.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

neutral

41.

Opposites on the color wheel (which are directly across from each other) make __________ color schemes.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

42.

Neighboring hues on the color wheel (which touch each other) make __________ color schemes.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

43.

Tints, tones, and shades of one color make a __________ color scheme.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

44.

A hue and the two colors on either side of its complement make a(n) ___________ color scheme.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

45.

Red and green are an example of a(n) ___________ color scheme.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

46.

Yellow, yellow-orange, and orange are an example of a(n) ___________ color scheme.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

47.

Dark blue, ("pure") blue, and light blue are an example of a(n) ___________ color scheme.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

split-complementary

d)

monochromatic

48.

Black, white, and yellow are an example of a(n) ___________ color scheme.

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

accented neutral

d)

monochromatic

49.

______ colors can give the illusion of increasing/advancing size or presence.

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Neutral

d)

Metallic

50.

______ colors can give the illusion of decreasing/receding size or presence.

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Neutral

d)

Metallic