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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 242 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  2. 2.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) purple
  5. 5.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  6. 6.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) yellow and purple
  10. 10.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) in the centre (c) side by side (d) opposite each other
  12. 12.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  14. 14.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and orange
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) brighter (b) paler (c) duller (d) invisible
  19. 19.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and green
  21. 21.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) red (b) green (c) orange (d) red-purple
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  29. 29.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) red and orange
  37. 37.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  39. 39.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue (c) blue-green (d) red-purple

Answer key

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

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