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Color Theory Practice

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Properties of Color

a)

value

space

hue

b)

hue

balance

value

c)

hue

value

intensity

d)

color

hue

tone

2.

How do you create secondary colors?

a)

primary + primary

b)

primary + secondary

c)

intermediate + primary

d)

intermediate + intermediate

3.

How do you create primary colors?

a)

primary + primary

b)

primary + secondary

c)

intermediate + primary

d)

you cannot create primary colors

4.

primary colors

a)

red

orange

green

b)

red

yellow

blue

c)

orange

green

violet

d)

blue-green

blue-violet

red-violet

5.

secondary colors

a)

red

orange

green

b)

red

yellow

blue

c)

orange

green

violet

d)

blue-green

blue-violet

red-violet

6.

color schemes

a)

name of a color

b)

visual sensation produced by light and pigment

c)

a specific group of colors

d)

a circle with different colored sections used to show the relationship between colors

7.

warm colors

a)

colors that remind you of the sun (red, orange & yellow)

b)

3-5 colors next to each other on the color wheel

c)

colors across or opposite on the color wheel (red & green)

d)

colors that remind you of water (green, blue & violet)

8.

analogous colors

a)

colors that remind you of the sun (red, orange & yellow)

b)

3-5 colors next to each other on the color wheel

c)

colors across or opposite on the color wheel (red & green)

d)

colors that remind you of water (green, blue & violet)

9.

color wheel

a)

name of a color

b)

visual sensation produced by light and pigment

c)

a specific group of colors

d)

a circle with different colored sections used to show the relationship between colors

10.

hue

a)

name of a color

b)

visual sensation produced by light and pigment

c)

a specific group of colors

d)

a circle with different colored sections used to show the relationship between colors

11.

complementary colors

a)

colors that remind you of the sun (red, orange & yellow)

b)

3-5 colors next to each other on the color wheel

c)

colors across or opposite on the color wheel (red & green)

d)

colors that remind you of water (green, blue & violet)

12.

intensity

a)

name of a color

b)

visual sensation produced by light and pigment

c)

brightness or dullness of a color of a color - strength of a color

d)

a circle with different colored sections used to show the relationship between colors

13.

neutral colors

a)

colors that remind you of the sun (red, orange & yellow)

b)

black, white, grays and browns

c)

colors across or opposite on the color wheel (red & green)

d)

colors that remind you of water (green, blue & violet)

14.

What are the three Primary Colors?

a)

Gray, Black, White

b)

Red, Yellow, Blue

c)

Orange, Purple, Green

d)

Red, White, Yellow

15.

Two colors ACROSS the Color Wheel from each other are called...

a)

Tertiary Colors

b)

Warm Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

16.

This is an example of...

a)

Warm Colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Hot Colors

d)

Cold Colors

17.

This is an example of...

a)

Complementary Colors

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Monochromatic Colors

d)

Split Complementary Colors

18.

Which of these shows a Monochromatic Color Scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

How do you get a Tertiary Color?

a)

Mix two Primary Colors

b)

Mix two Secondary Colors

c)

Mix a Primary Color with a Secondary Color

d)

Mix black with the color

20.

What is a Hue?

a)

The name for a color (red, blue, indigo, purple...)

b)

Only really bright colors

c)

Only used in Monochromatic color schemes

d)

Another name for Value

21.

Colors found right next to each other on the Color Wheel are called...

a)

Complementary Colors

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Warm Colors

d)

Monochromatic Colors

22.

Red+yellow makes what color?

a)

blue

b)

purple

c)

green

d)

orange

23.

Blue+yellow make what color?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

purple

24.

The colors orange, green, and purple/violet (mixed by the primary colors) are called what?

a)

analogous colors

b)

complementary colors

c)

primary colors

d)

secondary colors

25.

These sunglasses show a range of __________.

a)

value

b)

hue

c)

saturation

d)

sus

26.

Christmas colors red and green are what type of color scheme?

a)

analogous

b)

monochromatic

c)

complementary

d)

adkfasdf;lkjlkasdf

27.

Colors who are neighbors on the color wheel show what type of color scheme?

a)

analogous

b)

complementary

c)

monochromatic

d)

snow day

28.

Is this a warm or cool color scheme?

a)

warm

b)

cool

c)

room temperature

29.
What are these called?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Secondary Colors
30.
What are these called?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Secondary Colors
31.
What are these called?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
32.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
purple, green, orange
b)
red, blue, yellow
c)
red, blue, green
d)
red, blue, orange
33.
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
34.
What are the colors called that are made by mixing primary and secondary colors?
a)
Monochromatic Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
35.
Which one is NOT a primary color?
a)
green
b)
red
c)
yellow
d)
blue
36.
Which one is NOT a secondary color?
a)
green
b)
orange
c)
purple
d)
yellow
37.
When you mix a color with BLACK you make a __________?
a)
Tint
b)
Tone
c)
Shade
38.
The lightness or darkness of color is called _____________.
a)
aura
b)
hue
c)
value
39.
Another name for color
a)
Tint
b)
Tone
c)
Shade
d)
Hue
40.
When you mix a color with WHITE you make a ___________?
a)
Tint
b)
Shade
c)
Tone
41.
what does red and blue make?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
green
42.
What does red and yellow make?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
green
43.
What two colors do you mix to make green?
a)
blue and orange
b)
yellow and red
c)
blue and yellow
d)
yellow and violet
44.
What two colors do you mix to make orange?
a)
 red and yellow 
b)
blue and green
c)
red and violet
d)
yellow and orange
45.
What two colors do you mix to make violet?
a)
blue and yellow
b)
red and green
c)
blue and violet
d)
red and blue
46.
What does white and red make?
a)
purple
b)
red
c)
pink
47.
How do you make this color?
hint* (this is dark blue)
a)
blue + white
b)
blue + violet
c)
blue + black
d)
blue + orange
48.
How do you make this color?
a)
red+blue
b)
orange+blue
c)
yellow+blue
d)
purple+yellow
49.
What is this called?
a)
Color Circle
b)
Color Prism
c)
Color Wheel
d)
Color Spectrum
50.

Primary colors are colors that can't be made. They make all other colors.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

How are Secondary colors made?

a)

Mixing whatever colors. It doesn't matter

b)

Mixing blue with green

c)

Mixing two primary colors

d)

Mixing intermediate colors with primary colors

52.

How are Intermediate (tertiary) colors made?

a)

Mixing a primary with a secondary next to it on the color wheel

b)

Mixing 2 secondary colors

c)

Mixing 2 Primary colors

53.

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are considered _______________________.

a)

bright

b)

complementary

c)

dull

d)

triadic

54.

When you mix a colour with BLACK you make a __________?

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

55.

When you mix a color with WHITE you make a ___________?

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

56.

Which one is NOT a cool color?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

57.

The neutral colors are....Check all that apply.

a)

Gray

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

Yellow

e)

White

58.

A color scheme that uses one color and the different values of that color.

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

59.

Three colors beside each other on the color wheel are also known as:

a)

Analogous Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Cool Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

60.

This is an example of...

a)

Warm Colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Room temperature Colors

d)

Cold Colors

61.

What is a Hue?

a)

The name for a color (red, blue, indigo, purple...)

b)

Only really bright colors

c)

Only used in Monochromatic color schemes

d)

Another name for Value

62.

What color scheme can be used by itself but also added to any color scheme with out changing the scheme it is added to?

a)

Neutral

b)

Primary

c)

Intermediate (Tertiary)

d)

Monochromatic