← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 944 · 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.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  2. 2.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and green (d) red and orange
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  5. 5.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  6. 6.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and green (c) green and yellow (d) red and purple
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) blue and orange (c) blue and purple (d) red and green
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  10. 10.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  11. 11.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and purple (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  12. 12.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) purple and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and green (d) yellow and orange
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  17. 17.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) brighter (c) invisible (d) paler
  19. 19.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) primary colour (c) pure white (d) dull, brownish colour
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and green
  22. 22.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of red-orange. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) green and yellow (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  26. 26.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and yellow (b) yellow and purple (c) red and orange (d) red and purple
  27. 27.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) in the centre (d) opposite each other
  28. 28.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and purple (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and orange
  31. 31.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) blue and purple
  34. 34.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and green (b) blue and orange (c) yellow and purple (d) blue and green
  36. 36.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) yellow and purple (d) red and orange
  38. 38.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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