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.True or false: orange is a warm colour. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌈 Adding black to a colour makes a … (a) margin (b) tint (c) shade (d) font
- 3.🎨 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?
- 4.🌈 Warm or cool: purple? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 5.🌈 Which colour scheme is “three shades of green”? (a) analogous (b) complementary (c) triadic (d) monochrome
- 6.🌈 Warm or cool: red-orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 7.True or false: yellow-orange is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌈 Which colour scheme is “yellow and yellow-green”? (a) monochrome (b) complementary (c) triadic (d) analogous
- 9.🎨 In paint, mixing yellow and blue makes which colour? (a) orange (b) purple (c) brown (d) green
- 10.Which of these is an analogous scheme? (a) yellow and yellow-green (b) light and dark blues (c) red with green (d) orange, green and purple
- 11.True or false: blue is a cool colour. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 300° and the next at 60°. At how many degrees is the third?
- 13.🎨 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?
- 14.🎨 In paint, mixing red and blue makes which colour? (a) green (b) brown (c) purple (d) orange
- 15.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) yellow and yellow-green (b) orange, green and purple (c) light and dark blues (d) red with green
- 16.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite purple? (a) red (b) orange (c) green (d) yellow
- 17.🌈 The three primary colours of paint are … (a) green, pink and black (b) red, yellow and blue (c) white, grey and black (d) orange, green, purple
- 18.🌈 Which colour scheme is “red with green”? (a) monochrome (b) analogous (c) complementary (d) triadic
- 19.🌈 Screens make every colour by mixing light of … (a) red, green and blue (b) red, yellow and blue (c) orange and purple (d) black and white only
- 20.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow-orange? (a) warm colour (b) cool colour
- 21.🎨 Triadic colours are 120° apart on a colour wheel. One is at 330° and the next at 90°. At how many degrees is the third?
- 22.🌈 Adding white to a colour makes a … (a) pixel (b) border (c) tint (d) shade
- 23.Which of these is a monochrome scheme? (a) three shades of green (b) red and red-orange (c) yellow with purple (d) yellow and yellow-green
- 24.🎨 In paint, mixing red and yellow makes which colour? (a) purple (b) orange (c) brown (d) green
- 25.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-violet? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 26.🎨 A colour sits at 0° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 27.🎨 A colour sits at 210° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 28.Which of these is a triadic scheme? (a) yellow with purple (b) red and red-orange (c) orange, green and purple (d) light and dark blues
- 29.True or false: yellow is a warm colour. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎨 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?
- 31.🎨 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?
- 32.Which of these is an analogous scheme? (a) yellow with purple (b) blue and blue-green (c) orange, green and purple (d) red with green
- 33.🎨 A colour sits at 120° on a colour wheel. At how many degrees is its complementary colour (exactly opposite)?
- 34.🌈 Which colours feel calm and cool? (a) reds and oranges (b) oranges and pinks (c) yellows and reds (d) blues and greens
- 35.Which of these is a complementary scheme? (a) blue and blue-green (b) orange, green and purple (c) light and dark blues (d) yellow with purple
- 36.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite red? (a) green (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue
- 37.🌈 Warm or cool: yellow? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
- 38.🌈 Which colour scheme is “pale to deep red”? (a) monochrome (b) triadic (c) complementary (d) analogous
- 39.🎨 On a six-colour wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple), which colour is opposite green? (a) purple (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
- 40.🌈 Warm or cool: blue-green? (a) cool colour (b) warm colour
Answer key
- True
- shade
- 150
- cool colour
- monochrome
- warm colour
- True
- analogous
- green
- yellow and yellow-green
- True
- 180
- 300
- purple
- red with green
- yellow
- red, yellow and blue
- complementary
- red, green and blue
- warm colour
- 210
- tint
- three shades of green
- orange
- cool colour
- 180
- 30
- orange, green and purple
- True
- 30
- 120
- blue and blue-green
- 300
- blues and greens
- yellow with purple
- green
- warm colour
- monochrome
- red
- cool colour
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