← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 808 · 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.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-purple (d) yellow-green
  3. 3.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) blue and orange (d) purple and yellow
  5. 5.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  7. 7.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  9. 9.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red (d) red-purple
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) yellow and orange (c) red and purple (d) blue and green
  11. 11.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) purple
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  16. 16.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) blue (d) red-orange
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) orange (d) yellow-green
  20. 20.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) red-orange (b) blue-purple (c) blue (d) purple
  22. 22.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  23. 23.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  24. 24.True or false: green and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and green
  27. 27.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  28. 28.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) blue and green (d) orange and blue
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of green. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) yellow and orange (c) purple and yellow (d) red and purple
  34. 34.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  35. 35.True or false: yellow and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  37. 37.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  38. 38.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  40. 40.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and purple (d) red and orange

Answer key

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

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