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Color Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is not a primary color?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Green

2.

Which one of the following is not a secondary color?

a)

Orange

b)

Violet

c)

Blue

d)

Green

3.

Who developed the color wheel?

a)

Leonardo de Vinci

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Issac Newton

d)

Donatello

4.

True or False: Hue is used to brighten a color when it is dull.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The saturation of a color refers to...

a)

Where a color is placed on the color wheel.

b)

The amount of black or white a color has.

c)

How bold or dull a color appears.

7.

How do you create a primary color?

a)

Mix a primary with a secondary color.

b)

Mix two primary colors together.

c)

Mix two secondary colors together.

d)

You cannot mix two colors to make a primary color.

8.

How do you create a secondary color?

a)

Mix a primary with a secondary color.

b)

Mix two primary colors together.

c)

Mix two secondary colors together.

d)

You cannot mix two colors to make a primary color.

9.

How do you create a tertiary color?

a)

Mix a primary with a secondary color.

b)

Mix two primary colors together.

c)

Mix two secondary colors together.

d)

You cannot mix two colors to make a primary color.

10.

True or False - If you pair two complementary colors together they create a strong contrast.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is not an example of a cool color?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Violet

d)

Green

12.

Which of the following is not an example of a warm color?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

13.

What is the complementary color of violet?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

14.

What is the complementary color of green?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

15.

What do you get if you mix two complementary colors together?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Grey/Brown

16.

Where are the colors of a triadic color scheme located on the color wheel?

a)

Across from each other.

b)

Beside each other.

c)

Across from each other, but one side is split.

d)

Three spaces apart from one another.

17.

Where are the colors of a split complementary color scheme located on the color wheel?

a)

Across from each other.

b)

Beside each other.

c)

Across from each other, but one side is split.

d)

Three spaces apart from one another.

18.

Where are the colors of an analogous color scheme located on the color wheel?

a)

Across from each other.

b)

Beside each other.

c)

Across from each other, but one side is split.

d)

Three spaces apart from one another.

19.

Where are the colors of a complementary color scheme located on the color wheel?

a)

Across from each other.

b)

Beside each other.

c)

Across from each other, but one side is split.

d)

Three spaces apart from one another.

20.

True or False: The color spectrum refers to the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism.

a)

True

b)

False