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Color Theory

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a warm color?

a)

Colors in the violet, blue, and green families

b)

Colors in the yellow, red, and orange families

c)

aesthetically pleasing color combinations

2.

What is a cool color?

a)

Colors in the violet, blue, and green families

b)

Colors in the yellow, red, and orange families

c)

aesthetically pleasing color combinations

3.

What is Tint?

a)

Adding gray to a color to desaturate it

b)

Adding black to a color to darken it

c)

Adding white to a color to lighten it

4.

What is Tone?

a)

Adding gray to a color to desaturate it

b)

Adding black to a color to darken it

c)

Adding white to a color to lighten it

5.

What is Shade?

a)

Adding gray to a color to desaturate it

b)

Adding black to a color to darken it

c)

Adding white to a color to lighten it

6.

What is Hue?

a)

How dark or light the color is

b)

how vivid or right the color is

c)

the color or shade

7.

What is Saturation?

a)

How dark or light the color is

b)

how vivid or right the color is

c)

the color or shade

8.

What is Brightness?

a)

How dark or light the color is

b)

how vivid or right the color is

c)

the color or shade

9.

What is a primary color?

a)

a color from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing

b)

the color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors

c)

the color resulting from the mixing of a primary color and a secondary color

10.

What is a tertiary color?

a)

a color from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing

b)

the color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors

c)

the color resulting from the mixing of a primary color and a secondary color

11.

What is a secondary color?

a)

a color from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing

b)

the color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors

c)

the color resulting from the mixing of a primary color and a secondary color

12.

What is a monochrome color harmony?

a)

a harmony consisting of three colors evenly spaced apart on the color wheel

b)

a harmony consisting of two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

c)

a harmony made up of three or four colors all next to each other on the color wheel

d)

one color, a harmony made up of the tints and shades of one color

13.

What is a complementary color harmony?

a)

a harmony consisting of three colors evenly spaced apart on the color wheel

b)

a harmony consisting of two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

c)

a harmony made up of three or four colors all next to each other on the color wheel

d)

one color, a harmony made up of the tints and shades of one color

14.

What is an analogous color harmony?

a)

a harmony consisting of three colors evenly spaced apart on the color wheel

b)

a harmony consisting of two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

c)

a harmony made up of three or four colors all next to each other on the color wheel

d)

one color, a harmony made up of the tints and shades of one color

15.

What is an triadic color harmony?

a)

a harmony consisting of three colors evenly spaced apart on the color wheel

b)

a harmony consisting of two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

c)

a harmony made up of three or four colors all next to each other on the color wheel

d)

one color, a harmony made up of the tints and shades of one color

16.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Primary Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

17.

These are ______________ colors.

a)

Tertiary

b)

Primary

c)

Secondary

d)

Monochromatic

18.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

19.

Red, yellow and blue are called the__________________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

20.

This picture is an example of _____________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Monochromatic Colors

21.

What color comes next: red, red-orange, orange, _____________?

a)

yellow-orange

b)

yellow

c)

yellow-green

d)

red-violet

22.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

23.

This is an example of ____________________________.

a)

Color Triad

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Monochromatic Colors

d)

Cool Colors

24.

Mixing a primary color and a secondary color creates a ______________________.

a)

Tertiary Color

b)

Analogous Color

c)

Complementary Color

d)

Warm Color

25.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Complementary

b)

Neutral

c)

Primary

d)

Analogous

26.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

27.

This is an example of a __________ color scheme painting.

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral

28.

This color scheme consists of two colors, directly across from one another on the color wheel.

a)

Analogous

b)

Primary

c)

Complementary

d)

Secondary

29.

This color scheme consists of 3-4 colors, side by side on the color wheel.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Triad

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral

30.

This painting is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Complementary

b)

Warm

c)

Cool

d)

Analogous

31.

This is an example of ______________________.

a)

Color Triad

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Secondary Colors

32.

How many colors are in the standard Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary color wheel?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

12

d)

18

33.

Creating a tint involves adding what to your color?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

it's complement

d)

a neutral

34.

Creating a shade involves adding this to your color:

a)

Black

b)

white

c)

red

d)

green

35.

This color scheme looks vibrant when used next to one another. When mixed, however, it creates a dull neutral.

a)

analogous

b)

tertiary

c)

monochromatic

d)

complementary

36.
What is this called?
a)
Color Circle
b)
Color Prism
c)
Color Wheel
d)
Color Spectrum
37.
What is this called?
a)
Color Circle
b)
Color Prism
c)
Color Wheel
d)
Color Spectrum
38.

What are the 3 primary colors

a)

Red, Blue, Purple

b)

Green, Orange, Purple

c)

Red, Blue, Yellow

d)

Black, Grey, White

39.

What are the 3 secondary Colors

a)

Green, Orange, Purple

b)

Orange, Red, Yellow

c)

Purple, Red, Blue

d)

Green, Blue, Yellow

40.

When you mix a primary color and a secondary color you get a

a)

Monochromatic Color

b)

Tertiary Color

c)

Neutral Color

d)

Analogous Color

41.
What type of colors are these?
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral
42.

Red, yellow and blue are called the__________________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

43.

This picture is an example of _____________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Monochromatic Colors

44.
What type of colors are these?
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral
45.

RED + BLUE =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

What are the warm colors? Check all that apply.

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

cool

e)

orange

47.
What are the colors called that are made by mixing primary and secondary colors?
a)
Monochromatic Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
48.

BLUE + YELLOW =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

This color scheme consists of 3-4 colors, side by side on the color wheel.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Triad

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral

50.

What are the cool colors? Check all that apply.

a)

warm

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

e)

violet

51.
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
52.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

Which one is NOT a cool color?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

54.
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
55.
This image uses what color scheme
a)
warm
b)
cool
c)
primary
56.
This image uses what color scheme
a)
Analogous
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral

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