colour schemes

What are the primary colours on the traditional colour wheel?

• Green, Orange, Purple
• Red, Blue, Yellow
• Black, White, Grey
• Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Which of the following is a secondary colour?

• Green
• pink

• orange

• Brown

What colour will you get when you mix blue and yellow?

• purple
• orange
• red
• green

Which statement best describes complementary colours?

• Complementary colours are colours that blend well together.
• Complementary colours are colours that are similar in hue.
• Complementary colours are colours that create a gradient effect.
• Complementary colours are colours located opposite each other on the colour wheel.

What are tertiary colours?

• Tertiary colors are only shades of gray.
• Tertiary colors are created by mixing two primary colors.
• Tertiary colors are colors that cannot be mixed.
• Tertiary colors are colors formed by mixing a primary color with a secondary color.

Which of these is a warm colour?

• Purple
• Green
• Red
• Blue

What type of colour scheme uses colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel?

• Complementary colour scheme
• Monochromatic colour scheme
• Triadic colour scheme
• Analogous colour scheme

A triadic colour scheme includes colours that are:

• Shades of the same hue

• Found in nature

• Evenly spaced around the colour wheel

• Dark versions of primary colours

What is a monochromatic colour scheme?

• A monochromatic colour scheme is based on contrasting colors.
• A monochromatic colour scheme involves only black and white shades.
• A monochromatic colour scheme is based on one color with variations in lightness and darkness.

• A monochromatic colour scheme uses multiple colors from different palettes.

A split-complementary colour scheme includes:

• A single color and its direct complementary color.
• Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel.
• Two colors that are directly opposite each other.
• One base color and the two colors adjacent to its complementary color.