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Understanding Color Theory Concepts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following processes results in a tone?

a)

Mixing a color with black

b)

Mixing a color with white

c)

Mixing a color with gray

d)

Mixing a color with its complement

2.

What are these colors called?

a)

Primary colors

b)

Secondary colors

c)

Tertiary colors

d)

Complementary colors

3.

If you mix red and blue, what type of color do you create?

a)

Primary Color

b)

Secondary Color

c)

Tertiary Color

d)

Complementary Color

4.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

5.

Which of the following is a characteristic of complementary colors?

a)

They are next to each other on the color wheel

b)

They are directly across from each other on the color wheel

c)

They are all warm colors

d)

They are all cool colors

6.

What is the result of adding white to a color?

a)

Shade

b)

Tint

c)

Tone

d)

Hue

7.

Which of the following is an example of a tertiary color?

a)

Red-Orange

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Violet

8.

What is the effect of adding black to a color?

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

d)

Hue

9.

Which of the following describes a monochromatic color scheme?

a)

Using colors that are opposite on the color wheel

b)

Using tints, tones, and shades of one single color

c)

Using colors that are next to each other on the color wheel

d)

Using a combination of primary and secondary colors

10.

Which of the following is not a primary color?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

11.

What is the study of how colors interact with each other called?

a)

Color Mixing

b)

Color Theory

c)

Color Blending

d)

Color Matching

12.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the following is a warm color?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Red

d)

Purple

14.

Which of the following is a cool color?

a)

Orange

b)

Yellow

c)

Red

d)

Blue

15.

What is created when you combine a primary and a secondary hue?

a)

Primary Color

b)

Secondary Color

c)

Tertiary Color

d)

Complementary Color

16.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Primary Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

17.

Which of the following is not a secondary color?

a)

Green

b)

Violet

c)

Orange

d)

Blue

18.

Which of the following describes colors that are next to each other on the color wheel?

a)

Complementary

b)

Analogous

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Tertiary

19.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

20.

Identify the primary colors from the options below.

a)

Red, Green, Blue

b)

Red, Yellow, Blue

c)

Green, Violet, Orange

d)

Yellow, Green, Purple