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 complementary scheme? (a) red and red-orange (b) three shades of green (c) red, yellow and blue (d) red with green
- 2.🌈 Which colour scheme is “blue with orange”? (a) triadic (b) monochrome (c) complementary (d) analogous
- 3.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and red makes which colour? (a) orange (b) green (c) brown (d) purple
- 4.🎨 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?
- 5.🌈 Which colour scheme is “pale to deep red”? (a) analogous (b) triadic (c) monochrome (d) complementary
- 6.True or false: yellow is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite red? (a) blue (b) green (c) purple (d) yellow
- 8.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red with green”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) analogous (d) triadic
- 9.🌈 Warm or cool: red? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 10.🌈 Which colour scheme is “light and dark blues”? (a) complementary (b) triadic (c) analogous (d) monochrome
- 11.🌈 Adding black to a colour makes a … (a) tint (b) margin (c) shade (d) font
- 12.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite green? (a) blue (b) red (c) orange (d) purple
- 13.🎨 A colour sits at 30° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 14.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) yellow with purple (b) pale to deep red (c) blue and blue-green (d) three shades of green
- 15.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red, yellow and blue”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) analogous (d) triadic
- 16.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and blue makes which colour? (a) orange (b) purple (c) green (d) brown
- 17.True or false: blue is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎨 In paint, mixing red and yellow makes which colour? (a) purple (b) orange (c) brown (d) green
- 19.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) black and white only (b) orange and purple (c) red, green and blue (d) red, yellow and blue
- 20.🌈 Warm or cool: purple? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 21.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) yellow with purple (b) red and red-orange (c) red, yellow and blue (d) light and dark blues
- 22.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow-orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 23.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and red makes which colour? (a) brown (b) orange (c) green (d) purple
- 24.True or false: orange is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌈 Which colour scheme is “orange, green and purple”? (a) triadic (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) analogous
- 26.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) shade (b) border (c) pixel (d) tint
- 27.🌈 Colours next to each other on the colour wheel are … (a) analogous (b) neutral (c) triadic (d) complementary
- 28.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite orange? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) purple
- 29.🌈 Which colours feel calm and cool? (a) yellows and reds (b) blues and greens (c) reds and oranges (d) oranges and pinks
- 30.🎨 A colour sits at 60° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 31.True or false: red is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: orange is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌈 Warm or cool: blue? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 34.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) yellow and yellow-green (b) blue and blue-green (c) yellow with purple (d) three shades of green
- 35.🌈 Warm or cool: red-orange? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 36.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and yellow makes which colour? (a) brown (b) purple (c) green (d) orange
- 37.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) red and red-orange (b) blue and blue-green (c) light and dark blues (d) orange, green and purple
- 38.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) blue and blue-green (b) pale to deep red (c) red and red-orange (d) blue with orange
- 39.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 40.🎨 A colour sits at 150° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
Answer key
- red with green
- complementary
- orange
- 240
- monochrome
- True
- green
- complementary
- warm colour
- monochrome
- shade
- red
- 210
- yellow with purple
- triadic
- green
- True
- orange
- red, green and blue
- cool colour
- red, yellow and blue
- warm colour
- purple
- True
- triadic
- tint
- analogous
- blue
- blues and greens
- 240
- True
- False
- cool colour
- three shades of green
- warm colour
- green
- light and dark blues
- blue with orange
- warm colour
- 330
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