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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 630 · 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 blue-green? (a) purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) red-orange
  2. 2.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  3. 3.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) red and green (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) orange and blue
  6. 6.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) brighter colour (d) dull, brownish colour
  9. 9.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  11. 11.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-orange (c) orange (d) purple
  14. 14.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  15. 15.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) green and yellow (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  17. 17.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) yellow (d) green
  19. 19.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) red-orange (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) orange
  21. 21.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) red
  25. 25.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) green and yellow
  33. 33.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  35. 35.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  39. 39.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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