Graphic Design Worksheet: Colour Schemes
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.
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- 1.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) red with green (b) three shades of green (c) red, yellow and blue (d) pale to deep red
- 2.True or false: purple is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌈 Which colour scheme is “yellow and yellow-green”? (a) triadic (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) analogous
- 4.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and red makes which colour? (a) purple (b) green (c) brown (d) orange
- 5.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) yellow and yellow-green (b) three shades of green (c) red and red-orange (d) yellow with purple
- 6.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) shade (b) pixel (c) tint (d) border
- 7.🌈 Which colour scheme is “yellow with purple”? (a) complementary (b) triadic (c) monochrome (d) analogous
- 8.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite blue? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
- 9.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite yellow? (a) green (b) blue (c) orange (d) purple
- 10.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) orange and purple (b) red, yellow and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) black and white only
- 11.🎨 A colour sits at 270° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 12.🎨 In paint, mixing red and blue makes which colour? (a) green (b) brown (c) orange (d) purple
- 13.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) blue with orange (b) pale to deep red (c) light and dark blues (d) red and red-orange
- 14.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-violet? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 15.🌈 The three primary colours of paint are … (a) red, yellow and blue (b) green, pink and black (c) orange, green, purple (d) white, grey and black
- 16.True or false: red-orange is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 0° and the next at 120°. At how many degrees is the third?
- 18.🎨 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?
- 19.🎨 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?
- 20.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) red and red-orange (b) orange, green and purple (c) blue with orange (d) light and dark blues
- 21.True or false: blue is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🌈 Warm or cool: red-orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 23.True or false: teal is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎨 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?
- 25.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and yellow makes which colour? (a) brown (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
- 26.🌈 Adding black to a colour makes a … (a) margin (b) font (c) shade (d) tint
- 27.True or false: yellow-orange is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌈 Which colour scheme is “three shades of green”? (a) complementary (b) analogous (c) triadic (d) monochrome
- 29.🌈 Which colour scheme is “pale to deep red”? (a) analogous (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) triadic
- 30.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red and red-orange”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) triadic (d) analogous
- 31.🌈 Warm or cool: red? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 32.True or false: yellow is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌈 Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel are … (a) analogous (b) neutral (c) monochrome (d) complementary
- 34.🌈 Warm or cool: purple? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 35.🌈 Warm or cool: teal? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 36.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) yellow and yellow-green (b) red, yellow and blue (c) yellow with purple (d) pale to deep red
- 37.🎨 A colour sits at 90° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 38.🎨 A colour sits at 240° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 39.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and red makes which colour? (a) orange (b) brown (c) green (d) purple
- 40.🎨 A colour sits at 330° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
Answer key
- red, yellow and blue
- False
- analogous
- orange
- three shades of green
- tint
- complementary
- orange
- purple
- red, green and blue
- 90
- purple
- blue with orange
- cool colour
- red, yellow and blue
- False
- 240
- 90
- 150
- light and dark blues
- True
- warm colour
- True
- 30
- green
- shade
- False
- monochrome
- monochrome
- analogous
- warm colour
- False
- complementary
- cool colour
- cool colour
- yellow with purple
- 270
- 60
- purple
- 150
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