Test: Color Theory - 20 Questions

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5 Matching Questions

  1. color wheel
  2. earth tones
  3. triadic harmony
  4. chroma
  5. additive colors
  1. a three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel, eg red-yellow-blue or green-orange-purple
  2. b muted colors found in dirt, moss, trees and rocks.
  3. c color of light, eg, red/green/blue
  4. d intensity of a distinctive hue; saturation of a color.
  5. e A circular diagram in which primary and intermediate colors are arranged sequentially so that related colors are next to each other and complementary colors are opposite

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. a harmony that has one predominant color or hue.
  2. colors that are made by mixing two primaries-- red and yellow make orange
  3. the range of colors used by a particular artist
  4. a harmony made up of colors that are neighbors on the color wheel. eg, red-orange, red, red-violet
  5. the difference between two colors

5 True/False Question

  1. shade → a color that is mixed with black.

          

  2. harmony → A pleasing combination of colors

          

  3. after image → The visual image that persists after the eyes are shut

          

  4. gamut → the quality of lightness or darkness of a color

          

  5. tertiary colors → colors that cannot be made by mixing. eg, red/yellow/blue

          

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