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) analogous (b) neutral (c) complementary (d) monochrome
- 2.🌈 Which colour scheme is “blue and blue-green”? (a) triadic (b) complementary (c) monochrome (d) analogous
- 3.🎨 A colour sits at 60° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 4.🎨 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?
- 5.🌈 Which colour scheme is “three shades of green”? (a) complementary (b) triadic (c) monochrome (d) analogous
- 6.🎨 A colour sits at 120° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 7.🎨 In paint, mixing red and blue makes which colour? (a) purple (b) green (c) orange (d) brown
- 8.True or false: green is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎨 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?
- 10.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) light and dark blues (b) three shades of green (c) blue with orange (d) red, yellow and blue
- 11.True or false: green is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎨 In paint, mixing blue and red makes which colour? (a) orange (b) green (c) purple (d) brown
- 13.🌈 Warm or cool: purple? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 14.True or false: red-orange is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: yellow is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) shade (b) pixel (c) border (d) tint
- 17.🌈 Which colour scheme is “pale to deep red”? (a) complementary (b) triadic (c) analogous (d) monochrome
- 18.True or false: orange is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is an analogous scheme? (a) light and dark blues (b) yellow and yellow-green (c) three shades of green (d) blue with orange
- 20.🌈 Warm or cool: blue? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 21.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) three shades of green (b) red with green (c) orange, green and purple (d) blue with orange
- 22.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and red makes which colour? (a) purple (b) green (c) brown (d) orange
- 23.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) black and white only (b) red, green and blue (c) orange and purple (d) red, yellow and blue
- 24.True or false: teal is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite blue? (a) green (b) red (c) orange (d) purple
- 26.🌈 Warm or cool: red-orange? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 27.🎨 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?
- 28.🌈 Which colour scheme is “blue with orange”? (a) triadic (b) complementary (c) analogous (d) monochrome
- 29.🌈 Colours next to each other on the colour wheel are … (a) neutral (b) triadic (c) complementary (d) analogous
- 30.🎨 A colour sits at 30° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 31.🎨 A colour sits at 0° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 32.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 180° and the next at 300°. At how many degrees is the third?
- 33.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) red, yellow and blue (b) yellow and yellow-green (c) yellow with purple (d) light and dark blues
- 34.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-green? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 35.🌈 Warm or cool: teal? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 36.🎨 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?
- 37.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) pale to deep red (b) blue with orange (c) yellow and yellow-green (d) orange, green and purple
- 38.🌈 Which colours feel calm and cool? (a) reds and oranges (b) blues and greens (c) yellows and reds (d) oranges and pinks
- 39.True or false: yellow is a cool colour. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎨 In paint, mixing red and yellow makes which colour? (a) orange (b) brown (c) green (d) purple
Answer key
- complementary
- analogous
- 240
- 330
- monochrome
- 300
- purple
- True
- 270
- blue with orange
- False
- purple
- cool colour
- True
- True
- tint
- monochrome
- True
- yellow and yellow-green
- cool colour
- orange, green and purple
- orange
- red, green and blue
- False
- orange
- warm colour
- 90
- complementary
- analogous
- 210
- 180
- 60
- red, yellow and blue
- cool colour
- cool colour
- 120
- pale to deep red
- blues and greens
- False
- orange
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