← Complementary colours lesson New set →

Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 965 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) yellow-orange (d) red-purple
  2. 2.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  3. 3.True or false: green is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) green (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue-green
  5. 5.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) orange and blue (b) green and yellow (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of orange. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and purple (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) yellow and orange
  11. 11.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) green (d) red-orange
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of purple. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue-green (d) orange
  16. 16.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) purple and yellow (c) blue and purple (d) orange and blue
  18. 18.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) yellow and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  21. 21.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) purple (b) red (c) blue-green (d) blue-purple
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) green and yellow
  23. 23.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  25. 25.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) red and orange (b) yellow and purple (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) blue and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and yellow
  28. 28.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) blue (b) blue-green (c) yellow-orange (d) blue-purple
  29. 29.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  31. 31.True or false: blue is the complementary colour of orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) blue and orange (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  33. 33.True or false: blue-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) primary colour (c) dull, brownish colour (d) brighter colour
  35. 35.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  36. 36.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) orange (b) red-orange (c) yellow-orange (d) blue
  37. 37.True or false: orange and blue — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  40. 40.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair

Answer key

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

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