← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 579 · 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) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) orange and blue
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) purple
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  9. 9.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  12. 12.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) in the centre (b) side by side (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) yellow and purple
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) red
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) red and purple
  23. 23.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) blue (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-orange
  27. 27.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  30. 30.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) blue
  32. 32.True or false: blue and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and red (c) yellow and orange (d) red and purple
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) orange and blue
  35. 35.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  37. 37.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) red-orange (b) blue-green (c) red-purple (d) yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and orange
  40. 40.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) yellow-green (b) green (c) orange (d) blue-green

Answer key

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

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