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Color Theory Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT Primary colors

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

2.

What are the substractive secondary colors?

a)

Red, Blue, Yellow

b)

Orange, Green, Purple

c)

Red, Blue, Orange

d)

Purple, Yellow, Green

3.

Tertiary are a mixture of primary and secondary colors

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which is NOT a Tertiary color

a)

Yellow-green

b)

blue-green

c)

red-orange

d)

orange-blue

5.

What compliments Yellow according to the color wheel

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Pink

d)

Purple

6.

In CMYK the K stands for

a)

Black

b)

Blue

c)

Purple

d)

Red

7.

Analogous Colors are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Warm colors are

a)

Red, Yellow, Orange

b)

Pink, Red, and Green

c)

Orange, Blue, and Yellow

d)

Pink, Red, and Orange

9.

Orange symbolizes

a)

Youthfulness

b)

Fire

c)

Anger

d)

Boldness

10.

Red symbolizes

a)

Joy

b)

Violence

c)

Anger

d)

Boldness

11.
What is saturation?
a)
Intensity, when the color appears more subtle or more vibrant
b)
How dark or light the color is, ranging from black to white
c)
Another word for color
d)
Colors that look good together
12.
What does value deal with?
a)
how vibrant a color is
b)
how light or dark a color is
c)
how crazy a color looks
d)
how much 2 colors contrast
13.
What is the definition of Saturation?
a)

the degree of color purity

b)

dark or light

c)

another word for color

d)

none of the above

14.

Very bright, energetic colors are great color choices for a formal document.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Colors that are soothing in nature and should be used if some element in your design needs to be in the background.

a)

cool colors

b)

warm colors

c)

neutral colors

d)

hot colors

16.

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel are

a)

triadic colors

b)

analogous colors

c)

secondary colors

d)

complementary colors

17.

Shade is a pure color mixed with ....?

a)

white

b)

black

c)

tan

d)

purple

18.

By mixing equal amounts of primary colors you create orange, green, or violet. These colors are known as

a)

analogous colors

b)

triadic colors

c)

complementary colors

d)

secondary colors

19.

The color that is often considered to be the safest global color is

a)

white

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

red

20.

Two colors that are across from each other on the color wheel are

a)

primary colors

b)

secondary colors

c)

analogous colors

d)

complementary colors

21.

Tints are pure colors mixed with ...

a)

black

b)

white

c)

tan

d)

blue

22.

Hue is another word for

a)

color

b)

saturation

c)

tint

d)

shade

23.

The term that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color is known as the

a)

value/tone

b)

saturation

c)

hue

d)

multiplier

24.

As a graphic designer, it is not important to understand color theory.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The colors of light (red, blue and green) when combined create

a)

value

b)

process colors

c)

white

d)

complimentary

26.

Value is the lightness or darkness of a hue created by adding

a)

RGB

b)

CMYK

c)

Black or White

d)

Black and White

27.

Tone is a pure color mixed with

a)

Black

b)

Grey

c)

White

d)

CMYK