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Complementary Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 5: Complementary colours · Set 993 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) red and orange (b) green and yellow (c) red and green (d) blue and green
  2. 2.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow? (a) yellow (b) yellow-orange (c) purple (d) blue-green
  3. 3.🎯 What is the complementary colour of yellow-orange? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) yellow (d) blue-green
  4. 4.True or false: blue-green is the complementary colour of blue-green. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: red and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: green and red — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and green (b) orange and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and orange
  9. 9.True or false: blue and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) orange and blue (d) red and orange
  11. 11.Mixing two complementary paints together usually makes a… (a) brighter colour (b) dull, brownish colour (c) pure white (d) primary colour
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and orange (b) red and orange (c) blue and orange (d) blue and green
  13. 13.🎯 Are red and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange and blue (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) green and yellow
  15. 15.🎯 Are yellow and orange a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  16. 16.🎯 Are red and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.Placed side by side, complementary colours make each other look… (a) invisible (b) paler (c) brighter (d) duller
  19. 19.True or false: red is the complementary colour of purple. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: blue and green — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎯 Are blue and green a complementary pair? (a) not complementary (b) complementary pair
  22. 22.True or false: red is the complementary colour of yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) yellow and purple (b) green and red (c) blue and purple (d) purple and yellow
  24. 24.🎯 What is the complementary colour of red-orange? (a) purple (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
  25. 25.True or false: yellow and purple — this is a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: purple and yellow — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) purple and yellow (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
  28. 28.In red–green, blue–orange and yellow–purple, each pair has one primary and one… (a) neutral colour (b) secondary colour (c) tertiary colour
  29. 29.True or false: orange and blue — this is a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.To make an orange fish stand out, which background colour works best? (a) yellow-orange (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue
  31. 31.True or false: yellow is the complementary colour of yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎯 What is the complementary colour of blue-purple? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
  33. 33.True or false: red-orange is the complementary colour of blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and orange (c) orange and blue (d) purple and yellow
  35. 35.True or false: red and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a complementary pair? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and purple (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and green
  37. 37.True or false: red and purple — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: yellow-green is the complementary colour of red-purple. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: blue and orange — this is not a complementary pair. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is not a complementary pair? (a) yellow and purple (b) blue and orange (c) red and green (d) red and purple

Answer key

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

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