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Color Theory Vocabulary

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ is the way light reflects off of an object and is used to describe or depict a piece of art.

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Texture

d)

Size

2.

________ is a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual effects of a specific color combination.

a)

Color theory

b)

Color blindness

c)

Color wheel

d)

Color palette

3.

________ are a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing.

a)

Primary colors

b)

Secondary colors

c)

Tertiary colors

d)

Complementary colors

4.

________ is a color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

5.

________ is a color produced by mixing a primary and a secondary colors.

a)

Tertiary colors

b)

Primary colors

c)

Neutral colors

d)

Warm colors

6.

________ is an arrangement or combination of colors.

a)

Color scheme

b)

Color wheel

c)

Color palette

d)

Color harmony

7.

________ is a range of gray shades from white to black.

a)

Gray scale

b)

Color spectrum

c)

Sepia tone

d)

RGB scale

8.

________ includes black, white, grey, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called 'earth tones.'

a)

colors

b)

fruits

c)

animals

d)

vehicles

9.

________ is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.

a)

Tints

b)

Shades

c)

Hues

d)

Tones

10.

________ is the mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness.

a)

Shade

b)

Tint

c)

Tone

d)

Hue

11.

________ is produced either by the mixture of a color with gray, or by adding black and white.

a)

Tone

b)

Hue

c)

Shade

d)

Tint

12.

________ are colors that are opposite on the color wheel. When combined, these colors produce white or black.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Analogous colors

c)

Monochromatic colors

d)

Triadic colors

13.

________ are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

a)

Analogous colors

b)

Complementary colors

c)

Triadic colors

d)

Monochromatic colors

14.

________ is another name for color.

a)

Hue

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

d)

Tint

15.

________ is the lightness or darkness of a color.

a)

Value

b)

Hue

c)

Saturation

d)

Intensity

16.

________ is a tool that artists use to study color.

a)

Color wheel

b)

Paintbrush

c)

Canvas

d)

Easel

17.

________ is the brightness or dullness of a color.

a)

Intensity

b)

Hue

c)

Saturation

d)

Contrast

18.

________ are colors that are associated with heat, light, and warmth.

a)

Warm colors

b)

Cool colors

c)

Neutral colors

d)

Pastel colors

19.

________ are shades and tints of only one color.

a)

colors

b)

shapes

c)

textures

d)

patterns

20.

________ are colors such as blue, green, and purple that are associated with cooler weather.

a)

Cool colors

b)

Warm colors

c)

Neutral colors

d)

Primary colors

21.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

22.

Orange, Green, and Violet are (a)  

Choose from the below words
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Intermediate Colors
Analogous Colors
23.

colors that are across from each other on the color wheel

a)

secondary

b)

tertiary

c)

analogous

d)

complimentary

24.

These are ______________ colors.

a)

Tertiary

b)

Primary

c)

Secondary

d)

Monochromatic

25.
What type of colors are these?
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral
26.

What are these colors called?

a)

Primary colors

b)

Secondary colors

c)

Tertiary colors

d)

Complementary colors

27.
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
28.
What kind of color scheme is the image? 
a)
Complimentary
b)
Analogous
29.
What is the color scheme?
a)
Complimentary
b)
Analogous
30.
What is the color scheme?
a)
Complimentary
b)
Analogous
31.
What is the color scheme? 
a)
Complimentary
b)
Analogous
32.

What color scheme is used for this work of art?

a)

warm

b)

primary

c)

cool

d)

secondary

33.

What is the color scheme?

a)

Complimentary

b)

Analogous

c)

primary

d)

warm

34.
What color scheme is used in this painting?
a)
secondary
b)
intermediate
c)
warm
d)
primary
35.
What is the color scheme used in this landscape?
a)
warm
b)
neutral
c)
cool
d)
secondary
36.

What color scheme is used for this portrait?

a)

monochromatic

b)

analogous

c)

complementary

d)

tertiary

37.

What is this called?

a)

Color Chart

b)

Color Wheel

c)

Umbrella

d)

Rainbow Wheel

38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.

Which color scheme uses colors that are OPPOSITE each other on the color wheel?

a)

Tertiary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

42.

This painting is only using ONE color (or hue), but has a range of tints, tones, and shades. What is the color scheme?

a)

Tetradic

b)

Warm

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Triadic

43.

Which color does not belong to the Primary Color Scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which three colors are Secondary Colors? (select three)

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

Which color is the complement of RED?

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

Which color is the complement of Orange?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Which color is not a warm color?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

To make a tint, you mix a color and _______?

a)

white

b)

black

c)

brown

d)

gray

49.

Which color does not belong to this Monochromatic color scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

Which square is a shade of green?

a)
b)
c)
d)