Colour Theory

Question 1

What are the primary colours?

Answer 1

Red, Blue, Yellow

Question 2

What are the secondary colours?

Answer 2

Orange, Purple, Green

Question 3

What are the warm colours?

Answer 3

Red, Orange, Yellow

Question 4

What are the cold colours?

Answer 4

Blue, Green, Purple

Question 5

Definition of contrasting colours

Answer 5

Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel

Question 6

Definition of harmonising colours

Answer 6

Colours next to each other on the colour wheel

Question 7

What are tertiary colours

Answer 7

Tertiary colours are formed when an equal amount of a primary and a secondary colour are mixed and the primary and secondary colour must be beside each other on the colour wheel

Question 8

Red

Answer 8

Anger, fast, fear, warning, danger, blood

Question 9

Green

Answer 9

Calm, nature, environmental, plants

Question 10

Yellow

Answer 10

Weak, coward, bright, light

Question 11

Blue

Answer 11

Sky, cold, chilled, openness, ice

Question 12

Purple

Answer 12

Luxury, royal, wealth

Question 13

Orange

Answer 13

Happy, warmth, energy

Question 14

White

Answer 14

Peace, clean, empty

Question 15

Black

Answer 15

Evil, sinister, mystery, death

Question 16

How do you make a tint

Answer 16

Add white

Question 17

How do you make a shade

Answer 17

Add black