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Complementary Colours Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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