← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 416 · 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 red? (a) blue-green (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) green
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) green
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) yellow and purple
  13. 13.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) blue and purple (d) blue and green
  15. 15.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) brighter (c) paler (d) duller
  16. 16.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  18. 18.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  19. 19.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and green
  20. 20.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) secondary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue-purple
  24. 24.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
  27. 27.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) orange (d) blue
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow-orange (d) purple
  30. 30.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) blue and purple (c) red and green (d) green and red
  34. 34.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and purple (d) red and purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  37. 37.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) opposite each other (c) next to white (d) side by side
  39. 39.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple

Answer key

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

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