← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 181 · 40 questions
TalentJR

Artist's tip (Look straight across): Pairs: red–green, blue–orange, yellow–purple (each pair = one primary + one secondary). Tertiary pairs: red-orange–blue-green, yellow-orange–blue-purple, yellow-green–red-purple. Side by side they look brighter; mixed as paint they look dull and brownish.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow-orange (b) purple (c) green (d) red-purple
  2. 2.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) primary colour
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  8. 8.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue (d) yellow
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) orange and blue
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) green and red (d) yellow and orange
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) red and green
  16. 16.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) yellow
  19. 19.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  20. 20.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) blue (d) yellow-orange
  22. 22.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  31. 31.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  34. 34.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) green
  36. 36.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  39. 39.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green

Answer key

  1. purple
  2. True
  3. True
  4. dull, brownish colour
  5. True
  6. False
  7. green and red
  8. False
  9. yellow-green
  10. False
  11. orange and blue
  12. green and yellow
  13. green and red
  14. blue and green
  15. blue and green
  16. True
  17. secondary colour
  18. orange
  19. complementary pair
  20. False
  21. blue
  22. not complementary
  23. blue and orange
  24. red and purple
  25. red and purple
  26. complementary pair
  27. not complementary
  28. False
  29. True
  30. opposite each other
  31. True
  32. False
  33. purple and yellow
  34. True
  35. green
  36. False
  37. True
  38. red-purple
  39. not complementary
  40. blue and orange

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids