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Color Theory Study Guide

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
Red, yellow, blue
b)
Red, green, blue
c)
Orange, green, violet
d)
Black, white, grey
2.
What are the three secondary colors?
a)
Red, yellow, blue
b)
Red, green, blue
c)
Orange, green, violet
d)
Black, white, grey
3.
What are tertiary colors?
a)
Two primary colors mixed together
b)
Two secondary colors mixed together
c)
A primary color and a secondary color mixed together
d)
Complementary colors mixed together
4.
What is a monochromatic color scheme?
a)

One color plus its tints, shades and tones

b)
Three colors next to each other on the color wheel
c)
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel
d)
Three colors equally spaced around the color wheel
5.
What are analogous colors?
a)
Colors across the color wheel from each other; opposites
b)
Colors next to each other on the color wheel
c)
Three colors spaced equally around the color wheel
d)
A color mixed with grey
6.
What are complementary colors?
a)
Colors across the color wheel from each other; opposites
b)
Colors next to each other on the color wheel
c)
Three colors spaced equally around the color wheel
d)
A color mixed with grey
7.
What is a shade of a color?
a)
A color + black
b)
A color + white
c)
A color + grey
d)
A color + its complement
8.
What is a tint of a color?
a)
A color + black
b)
A color + white
c)
A color + grey
d)
A color + its complement
9.

What is a tone of a color?

a)

A color + black

b)

A color + white

c)

A color + grey

d)

A color + its complement

10.

Another name for color is _______.

a)

A. Intensity

b)

B. Value

c)

C. Hue

d)

D. Spectrum

11.

What relationship does pink have with red?

a)

A. It is a shade of red.

b)

B. It is a tint of red.

c)

C. It is a hue of red.

d)

D. It is a tone of red.

12.

If I want a shade of a color, what do I add to it?

a)

A. Blue

b)

B. White

c)

C. Black

d)

D. Brown

13.
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
14.
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
15.
Which of the colors listed below is NOT a warm color?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
16.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
17.
What two colors would you mix to create Violet?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Blue & Green
d)
Orange & Red
18.
What two colors would you mix to create Orange?
a)
Red & Blue
b)
Red & Yellow
c)
Yellow & Blue
d)
Yellow & Green
19.
If you were trying to paint a picture depicting fire, what kinds of colors would you use?
a)
Cool Colors
b)
Complementary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
20.
What is this called?
a)
Color Circle
b)
Color Prism
c)
Color Wheel
d)
Color Spectrum
21.
What are these called?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Secondary Colors
22.
what does red and blue make?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
green
23.
How do you make this color?
hint* (this is dark blue)
a)
blue + white
b)
blue + violet
c)
blue + black
d)
blue + orange
24.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

RED + BLUE =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

This picture is an example of _____________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Monochromatic Colors

27.

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

a)

yellow-orange

b)

yellow

c)

yellow-green

d)

red-violet

28.

This is an example of ____________________________.

a)

Color Triad

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Monochromatic Colors

d)

Cool Colors

29.
What are the colors called that are made by mixing primary and secondary colors?
a)
Monochromatic Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
30.
Which one is NOT a primary color?
a)
green
b)
red
c)
yellow
d)
blue

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