← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 258 · 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.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) red and green
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) yellow-green (b) blue-purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow
  4. 4.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red
  6. 6.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and yellow (d) red and green
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and orange
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) opposite each other (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) in the centre
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  10. 10.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red-orange
  12. 12.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) green
  14. 14.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  17. 17.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  19. 19.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) tertiary colour (c) secondary colour
  21. 21.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) blue
  23. 23.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) orange
  25. 25.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and green (c) purple and yellow (d) red and orange
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  31. 31.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) blue and green
  34. 34.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) orange (b) green (c) red-orange (d) blue
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and green (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  37. 37.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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