Primary
Secondary
Complementary
Color Theory
extra art knowledge
100

What are the Primary Colors?

Red, Yellow, and Blue

100

What are the secondary colors?

Orange, Purple, and Green

100

What are complementary Colors?

Colors that are opposite or on the color wheel

100

What happens when you add white to a color?

it gets lighter 

100

what primary color would you use to make the ocean? 

blue

200

Why are the primary colors called primary?

They are the colors that create all other colors.  You cannot create these colors.

200

What is red + yellow?

Orange

200

What is the term; 2 colors opposite from each other on the color wheel?

Complementary Color Scheme

200

What happens when you mic a color and black together?

gets darker

200

An art tool used to organize colors. 

Color Wheel

300

When you mix the primary colors equally you get what?

brown or neutral

300

What is yellow + blue?

Green

300

What is the complementary color of Red? 

Green

300

Give an example of warm color scheme. 

Answers may vary

300

What are analogous colors? 

colors that live next to each other on the color wheel

400

White is a primary color TRUE or FALSE

FALSE

400

What is red + blue?

Purple

400

When you mix 2 complementary colors together what do they create?

A Neutral Color or Brown

400

How do you make tertiary colors?

Mixing 1 Primary and 1 Secondary colors together.

400

Name all the types of art you can think of

Answers may vary

500

What happens when you mix 2 primary colors?

A secondary color is formed

500

What is another name for Violet?

Purple

500

List the 3 examples of the Complementary Colors

Red & Green, Yellow & Violet, Orange & Blue and the neutral color

500

Name one Tertiary Color

answer can vary!

500

Why do artists use complimentary colors? 

They help each other stand out.