← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 538 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) green and red
  3. 3.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  4. 4.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) opposite each other (d) next to white
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) yellow-green (d) red
  6. 6.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  8. 8.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  9. 9.True or false: blue and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  13. 13.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) purple and yellow
  16. 16.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) paler (d) brighter
  17. 17.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and green (d) red and purple
  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 is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  23. 23.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  26. 26.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) green (d) red-purple
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) green (b) purple (c) red (d) yellow-green
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) purple and yellow (d) blue and green
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) orange and blue
  31. 31.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: green is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  37. 37.True or false: red is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) blue (d) yellow-green
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) red and orange (d) green and red

Answer key

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

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