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.🌈 Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel are … (a) neutral (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) analogous
- 2.🎨 In paint, mixing red and yellow makes which colour? (a) purple (b) brown (c) green (d) orange
- 3.🌈 Which colour scheme is “blue with orange”? (a) analogous (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) triadic
- 4.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-green? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 5.True or false: purple is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: red is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) blue and blue-green (b) orange, green and purple (c) yellow with purple (d) pale to deep red
- 8.🎨 A colour sits at 240° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 9.🎨 A colour sits at 60° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 10.True or false: red is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎨 A colour sits at 150° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 12.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) yellow with purple (b) red, yellow and blue (c) blue and blue-green (d) light and dark blues
- 13.🎨 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?
- 14.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite blue? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
- 15.True or false: yellow is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and yellow makes which colour? (a) brown (b) purple (c) orange (d) green
- 17.🌈 Warm or cool: orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 18.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite red? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
- 19.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red with green”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) triadic (d) analogous
- 20.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) blue with orange (b) three shades of green (c) yellow and yellow-green (d) pale to deep red
- 21.🌈 Which colour scheme is “pale to deep red”? (a) analogous (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) triadic
- 22.🎨 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?
- 23.🎨 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?
- 24.🌈 Which colour scheme is “yellow with purple”? (a) analogous (b) triadic (c) monochrome (d) complementary
- 25.True or false: blue is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌈 Warm or cool: red? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 27.🎨 A colour sits at 30° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 28.True or false: red-orange is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌈 Adding black to a colour makes a … (a) font (b) tint (c) margin (d) shade
- 30.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-violet? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 31.🌈 The three primary colours of paint are … (a) orange, green, purple (b) green, pink and black (c) white, grey and black (d) red, yellow and blue
- 32.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) border (b) tint (c) pixel (d) shade
- 33.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 60° and the next at 180°. At how many degrees is the third?
- 34.True or false: blue-green is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌈 Which colour scheme is “yellow and yellow-green”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) triadic (d) analogous
- 36.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) black and white only (b) red, yellow and blue (c) orange and purple (d) red, green and blue
- 37.🌈 Warm or cool: purple? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 38.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite purple? (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow
- 39.🎨 A colour sits at 120° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 40.🌈 Warm or cool: blue? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
Answer key
- complementary
- orange
- complementary
- cool colour
- True
- True
- yellow with purple
- 60
- 240
- False
- 330
- light and dark blues
- 120
- orange
- False
- green
- warm colour
- green
- complementary
- blue with orange
- monochrome
- 150
- 90
- complementary
- True
- warm colour
- 210
- True
- shade
- cool colour
- red, yellow and blue
- tint
- 300
- True
- analogous
- red, green and blue
- cool colour
- yellow
- 300
- cool colour
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