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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 687 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and purple
  2. 2.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and purple (d) green and yellow
  4. 4.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  7. 7.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  8. 8.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) in the centre (c) next to white (d) opposite each other
  10. 10.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) pure white
  11. 11.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) blue
  13. 13.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) yellow-orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) orange
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  16. 16.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  17. 17.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) green and red
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  19. 19.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) green
  21. 21.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  22. 22.True or false: purple and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  24. 24.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and red (d) purple and yellow
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and purple
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) purple (d) yellow
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) invisible (c) brighter (d) paler
  32. 32.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red (d) red-purple
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) green and yellow
  37. 37.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) red (b) red-purple (c) orange (d) blue
  38. 38.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and purple (d) purple and yellow

Answer key

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

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