Graphic Design Worksheet: Colour Schemes

Animation and design lesson 11: Colour and colour schemes · Set 109 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Round the wheel): Paint primaries: red, yellow, blue. Red + yellow = orange, yellow + blue = green, red + blue = purple. Complementary = opposite (180° apart); analogous = neighbours; monochrome = one colour; triadic = 120° apart. Tint = colour + white; shade = colour + black. Warm: reds, oranges, yellows. Cool: blues, greens, purples.

1. 1.True or false: blue-violet is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌈 Adding black to a colour makes a … (a) font (b) tint (c) margin (d) shade
3. 3.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 240° and the next at 0°. At how many degrees is the third?
4. 4.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 150° and the next at 270°. At how many degrees is the third?
5. 5.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) red with green (b) pale to deep red (c) orange, green and purple (d) blue with orange
6. 6.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) red, yellow and blue (b) orange, green and purple (c) light and dark blues (d) yellow with purple
7. 7.🎨 A colour sits at 210° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
8. 8.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) red and red-orange (b) red, yellow and blue (c) blue and blue-green (d) light and dark blues
9. 9.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and red makes which colour? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green (d) brown
10. 10.🌈 Which colour scheme is “yellow with purple”? (a) monochrome (b) analogous (c) complementary (d) triadic
11. 11.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red with green”? (a) complementary (b) monochrome (c) analogous (d) triadic
12. 12.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite green? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) orange
13. 13.🌈 Which colour scheme is “light and dark blues”? (a) complementary (b) analogous (c) monochrome (d) triadic
14. 14.🌈 The three primary colours of paint are … (a) orange, green, purple (b) white, grey and black (c) green, pink and black (d) red, yellow and blue
15. 15.Which of these is an analogous scheme? (a) three shades of green (b) pale to deep red (c) red, yellow and blue (d) red and red-orange
16. 16.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 90° and the next at 210°. At how many degrees is the third?
17. 17.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite blue? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) green
18. 18.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) red, yellow and blue (b) black and white only (c) red, green and blue (d) orange and purple
19. 19.🌈 Warm or cool: orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
20. 20.True or false: yellow-orange is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌈 Which colours feel calm and cool? (a) blues and greens (b) oranges and pinks (c) reds and oranges (d) yellows and reds
22. 22.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 330° and the next at 90°. At how many degrees is the third?
23. 23.🎨 A colour sits at 0° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
24. 24.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and red makes which colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) brown (d) purple
25. 25.🎨 A colour sits at 30° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
26. 26.True or false: blue-green is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) shade (b) tint (c) pixel (d) border
28. 28.🎨 In paint, mixing red and yellow makes which colour? (a) green (b) purple (c) orange (d) brown
29. 29.🌈 Warm or cool: red? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
30. 30.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-green? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
31. 31.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
32. 32.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) orange, green and purple (b) light and dark blues (c) red and red-orange (d) red with green
33. 33.True or false: green is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: green is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: orange is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: purple is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: yellow is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: orange is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) light and dark blues (b) blue and blue-green (c) orange, green and purple (d) yellow with purple
40. 40.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 210° and the next at 330°. At how many degrees is the third?

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