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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 992 · 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) yellow-green (b) purple (c) blue-green (d) yellow-orange
  2. 2.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) red and green (c) purple and yellow (d) green and red
  3. 3.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and orange (b) red and green (c) green and yellow (d) yellow and purple
  5. 5.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue? (a) green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) red
  6. 6.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-purple? (a) purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) orange
  9. 9.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) blue-purple (b) purple (c) yellow-green (d) red
  11. 11.Where do complementary colours sit on the colour wheel? (a) side by side (b) next to white (c) opposite each other (d) in the centre
  12. 12.🎯 Are purple and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  13. 13.🎯 What is the complementary colour of green? (a) yellow (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) red
  14. 14.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red? (a) blue-purple (b) blue (c) yellow-green (d) green
  16. 16.True or false: green is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) blue and orange (d) red and purple
  19. 19.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) green and red (d) red and orange
  20. 20.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  21. 21.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of green. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎯 Are green and yellow a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  23. 23.🎯 Are red and purple a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  24. 24.🎯 Are green and red a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  25. 25.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  26. 26.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) pure white (b) dull, brownish colour (c) primary colour (d) brighter colour
  27. 27.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of red. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) complementary pair (b) not complementary
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) orange and blue (c) red and orange (d) red and green
  31. 31.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-green? (a) red-orange (b) yellow-orange (c) yellow (d) red-purple
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-green? (a) purple (b) blue (c) orange (d) red-orange
  33. 33.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and yellow (d) blue and purple
  34. 34.🎯 What is the complementary colour of orange? (a) blue (b) red (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) blue and green (d) yellow and orange
  36. 36.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) green and red (b) red and orange (c) red and green (d) blue and orange
  37. 37.True or false: red and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  39. 39.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) blue
  40. 40.True or false: yellow-orange is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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