← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 817 · 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: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) yellow (b) purple (c) blue (d) green
  3. 3.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) orange and blue (d) blue and purple
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) purple and yellow (c) green and red (d) red and purple
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) orange and blue (d) blue and orange
  7. 7.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) red and green
  8. 8.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) neutral colour (c) secondary colour
  9. 9.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) opposite each other (c) in the centre (d) side by side
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) red-purple
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) blue and orange
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) primary colour (b) pure white (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) orange (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) green
  19. 19.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) blue-green (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-green
  20. 20.True or false: green and red — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) green (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) blue and purple
  25. 25.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎯 Are orange and blue a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
  28. 28.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow
  30. 30.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and orange (d) purple and yellow
  31. 31.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  32. 32.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  34. 34.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and purple (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  37. 37.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) red-purple (b) yellow (c) green (d) yellow-green
  40. 40.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue

Answer key

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

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