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Test your knowledge about color theory.
Pick THE BEST answer.

1) White is all colors.
True False
2) Another name for a rainbow is the color spectrum.
True False
3) The complementary color for orange is?

Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
4) Grey is also considered?

white
black
a shade
impure white
5) A spectral color plus white is ...?

a tint
a shade
an earth tone
an analogous set
6) Grey, black and white are part of what color scheme?

tints
primary
neutral
warm
7) The primary colors are ... ?

green, blue, violet
red, orange, blue
red, blue, yellow
green, orange, violet
8) What are the secondary colors?

green, blue, violet
blue, orange, green
red, blue, yellow
green, orange, violet
9) What are the three warm colors?

red, yellow, violet
red, orange, yellow
red, pink, violet
yellow, yellow-green, green
10) Which color is an intermediate color?

yellow
yellow-green
violet
grey
11) Which is an analogous set?

red, red-orange, orange
red, orange, yellow
red, red-orange, yellow
red, red-violet, orange
12) The complimentary color for violet is ...?

blue
orange
yellow
green
13) The complimentary color for red is .... ?

blue
orange
yellow
green
14) Which absorbs all light?

white
grey
red
black
15) What three colors in the spectrum move toward the viewer?

blue, green, violet
red, blue, yellow
red, yellow, orange
green, violet, orange
16) What three colors in the spectrum move away from the viewer?

blue, green, violet
red, blue, yellow
red, yellow, orange
green, violet, orange
17) What is the definition of intensity?

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
The lightness and darkness of a color
One color and all its values
The brightness and dullness of a color
18) What is the definition of Monochrome?

One color and all its values
The lightness and darkness of a color
One color
A high intensity color
19) What is the definition of an analogous color scheme?

Colors that lower intensity when mixed
Colors that share a common hue
The brightness and darkness of a color
Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
20) How many intermediate colors are there?

6
3
4
12
21) Another name for a spectral color is?

Monochromatic
Intensity
Tertiary
Hue
22) What three colors are part of the cool color scheme?

Blue, green, violet
Red, orange, yellow
Blue-green, red-violet, yellow-orange
Black, grey, white
23) What is the definition of value?

The lightness and dullness of a color
The brightness and dullness of a color
The lightness and darkness of a color
The brightness and darkness of a color
24) How do you make an earth tone?

Add black to a spectral color
Add white to a color
Add brown to a spectral color
Add grey to a spectral color
25) What do you add to a color to change the value?

The color's complimentary color
Black and white
Grey
White
26) How do you make green?

Red & yellow
Blue & green
Blue & violet
Blue & yellow
27) What is the order of the color spectrum?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet
Red, yellow, orange, green, blue, violet
Green, blue, orange, yellow, red, violet
Red, orange, yellow, violet, green, blue
28) A color from the color wheel (hue or spectral color) plus black is called a .... ?

A tint
An earth tone
A monochromatic
A shade
29) What is the definition of monochromatic?

The color spectrum
Grey
One color ant all its values
One color
30) Where are complimentary color found on the color wheel?

Next to each other
Across from each other
Side by side
every other color
31) A term for organizing colors into categories?

Neutral
Spectrum
Hues
Color Schemes
32) A tool for organizing colors bent into a circle is called .... ?

Color Wheel
Color spectrum
Hue
Color Schemes
33) How do you make orange?

Yellow & blue
Red & blue
Red & green
Red & yellow
34) What do you add to a color to change the intensity?

White
The color next to it
The color's complimentary color
Black
35) What color would change the intensity of green?

Yellow
Red
Black
Brown
36) How do you make violet?

Yellow & red
Yellow & blue
Blue & white
Red & blue
37) Name the intermediate colors.

Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet
Red-yellow, yellow-blue, blue-red, red-white
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet
black, white, grey
38) What color on the color wheel is next to yellow?

red
orange
blue-green
yellow-green
39) Another name for an intermediate color is ... ?

hue
spectral
tertiary
analogous
40) What color on the color wheel is across from yellow?

green
violet
orange
blue
41) What would you add to orange to lighten it?

black
blue
grey
white
42) What happens to a complimentary color when they mix?

darkens the color
lowers the colors intensity
brightens the color
lightens the color
43) What two colors to you use to make impure white?

black & red
white & brown
black & white
yellow & white
44) What would you add to red to darken it?

white
brown
black
green
45) Where are analogous colors found on the color wheel?

next to each other
across from each other
every three colors
in the center of the color wheel
46) What is a high intensity color?

a tint
a shade
a color mixed with brown
a pure hue
47) What three hues can not be made by mixing any other colors?

black, white, grey
red, blue, yellow
pink, light blue, peach
green, violet, orange
48) What three colors in the spectrum move away from the viewer?

red, orange, yellow
black, white, grey
blue, green, violet
red, blue, yellow
49) How do you make an intermediate color?

Mix two primary colors
Mix a secondary color with another secondary color that is next to it on the color wheel
Mix a secondary color with black
Mix a primary color with a secondary color next to each other on the color wheel
50) How will you do on the final color theory test?

I am going to hit it out of the ball park!! 100%
I will make myself proud and get them all correct!!
I will pass with "flying colors!" 100%
All of the above!!!

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Color Theory Quiz