Graphic Design Worksheet: Colour Schemes

Animation and design lesson 11: Colour and colour schemes · Set 17 · 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.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) pale to deep red (b) red, yellow and blue (c) light and dark blues (d) red and red-orange
2. 2.🎨 A colour sits at 150° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
3. 3.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) blue with orange (b) three shades of green (c) orange, green and purple (d) red, yellow and blue
4. 4.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) three shades of green (b) yellow with purple (c) orange, green and purple (d) light and dark blues
5. 5.🌈 Which colour scheme is “pale to deep red”? (a) complementary (b) analogous (c) monochrome (d) triadic
6. 6.🎨 A colour sits at 330° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
7. 7.True or false: yellow is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) yellow with purple (b) three shades of green (c) yellow and yellow-green (d) orange, green and purple
9. 9.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 270° and the next at 30°. At how many degrees is the third?
10. 10.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) shade (b) border (c) tint (d) pixel
11. 11.🎨 A colour sits at 120° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
12. 12.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) orange and purple (b) red, yellow and blue (c) black and white only (d) red, green and blue
13. 13.🌈 Warm or cool: teal? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
14. 14.🎨 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?
15. 15.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow-orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
16. 16.True or false: blue-violet is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 A colour sits at 180° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
18. 18.🎨 In paint, mixing red and yellow makes which colour? (a) green (b) orange (c) purple (d) brown
19. 19.True or false: red is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌈 The three primary colours of paint are … (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow and blue (c) green, pink and black (d) white, grey and black
21. 21.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite red? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) purple (d) green
22. 22.True or false: red-orange is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: blue is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: red is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: blue-violet is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: blue is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌈 Which colours feel calm and cool? (a) yellows and reds (b) oranges and pinks (c) reds and oranges (d) blues and greens
28. 28.🎨 A colour sits at 30° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
29. 29.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 30° and the next at 150°. At how many degrees is the third?
30. 30.🌈 Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel are … (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) analogous (d) neutral
31. 31.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
32. 32.True or false: red-orange is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎨 A colour sits at 60° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
34. 34.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 120° and the next at 240°. At how many degrees is the third?
35. 35.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite blue? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) purple (d) green
36. 36.True or false: teal is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and blue makes which colour? (a) orange (b) brown (c) purple (d) green
38. 38.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) red, yellow and blue (b) pale to deep red (c) red with green (d) light and dark blues
39. 39.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite purple? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
40. 40.True or false: blue-green is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True

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