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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 969 · 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.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) red (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) blue-purple
  2. 2.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  3. 3.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) green and yellow (c) red and purple (d) red and green
  4. 4.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and yellow (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) yellow and orange
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) red and green (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  7. 7.🎯 What is the complementary colour of purple? (a) blue (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) yellow
  8. 8.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) next to white (b) side by side (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  9. 9.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  10. 10.True or false: yellow and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  12. 12.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  13. 13.True or false: red and orange — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow-green (d) red
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  16. 16.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) dull, brownish colour (b) brighter colour (c) primary colour (d) pure white
  18. 18.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) blue
  19. 19.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  20. 20.True or false: orange is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and purple (b) green and red (c) green and yellow (d) blue and green
  22. 22.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) orange and blue (c) red and green (d) red and orange
  23. 23.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of blue. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 Are blue and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and orange (c) red and orange (d) green and yellow
  26. 26.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-green (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) red-orange
  27. 27.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) duller (b) paler (c) invisible (d) brighter
  28. 28.True or false: green and yellow — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  30. 30.True or false: yellow and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and orange (b) orange and blue (c) blue and green (d) yellow and purple
  33. 33.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) tertiary colour (b) secondary colour (c) neutral colour
  34. 34.True or false: purple is the complementary colour of yellow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: red and green — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 Are blue and purple a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and orange (c) orange and blue (d) green and red
  38. 38.True or false: blue and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: red-purple is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) red and purple (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red

Answer key

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

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