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Color Theory

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Primary Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

2.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

3.

Red, yellow and blue are called the__________________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

4.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

5.

This color scheme consists of 3-4 colors, side by side on the color wheel.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Triad

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral

6.

This is an example of ______________________.

a)

Color Triad

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Secondary Colors

7.

Creating a tint involves adding what to your color?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

it's complement

d)

a neutral

8.

This color scheme looks vibrant when used next to one another. When mixed, however, it creates a dull neutral.

a)

analogous

b)

tertiary

c)

monochromatic

d)

complementary

9.

Creating a shade involves adding this to your color:

a)

Black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

green

10.

According the Josef Alber's color exercise, what needs to be done to the background in order to make two identical colors look different?

a)

Create different saturations of the background

b)

Create more contrasts in the background

c)

Play with using the compliment of the color

d)

All of the above

11.
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
12.

A (a)   complementary color palette is made by adding the two colors on either side of a color's complement.

13.

________________ color palettes are made with tints, tones, and shades of one hue.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Analogous

c)

Complementary

d)

Triadic

14.

Analogous colors are . . .

a)

lighter or darker versions of the same color.

b)

colors near each other on the color wheel.

c)

implied by words (in a text).

d)

only made with traditional art materials.

15.

Saturation refers to a color's . . .

a)

value.

b)

transparency.

c)

reflectivity.

d)

intensity.

16.
What are these called?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
17.
How do you make this color?
hint* (this is dark blue)
a)
blue + white
b)
blue + violet
c)
blue + black
d)
blue + orange
18.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
purple, green, orange
b)
red, blue, yellow
c)
red, blue, green
d)
red, blue, orange
19.
What are the secondary colors?
a)
orange, green and blue
b)
orange, green and violet
c)
green, violet and red
d)
green, red and yellow
20.
Which one is NOT a secondary color?
a)
green
b)
orange
c)
purple
d)
yellow
21.
The lightness or darkness of color is called _____________.
a)
aura
b)
hue
c)
value
22.
Another name for color
a)
Tint
b)
Tone
c)
Shade
d)
Hue