Color Mixing Quiz
Instructions: Test your knowledge of color theory and mixing!
- 1.
What color do you get when you mix red and blue paint?
AOrangeBGreenCBrownDPurple - 2.
What color do you get when you mix red and yellow paint?
APurpleBGreenCBrownDOrange - 3.
What are the three primary colors in traditional (subtractive) color mixing?
ARed, Green, BlueBRed, Yellow, BlueCCyan, Magenta, YellowDRed, Orange, Yellow - 4.
What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow paint?
ABrownBOrangeCPurpleDGreen - 5.
What happens when you mix all three primary paint colors (red, yellow, blue) together?
ABrown or dark grayBBlackCPurpleDWhite - 6.
In light mixing (additive color), what color do you get when you combine red and green light?
AWhiteBYellowCOrangeDBrown - 7.
What is the complementary color of red on a standard color wheel?
ABlueBOrangeCGreenDYellow - 8.
What color do you get when you mix red and white paint?
ALight redBSalmonCPinkDPeach - 9.
What is the term for adding black to a color to make it darker?
AToneBTintCShadeDHue - 10.
In printing (CMYK), what are the primary colors?
ACyan, Magenta, YellowBRed, Yellow, BlueCRed, Green, BlueDOrange, Green, Purple - 11.
What color results from mixing orange and blue paint in equal amounts?
APurpleBGreenCGrayDBrown - 12.
In additive color mixing (light), what do you get when you combine all three primary colors (red, green, blue) at full intensity?
ABlackBWhiteCBrownDGray - 13.
What is a 'triadic' color scheme?
AThree colors equally spaced on the color wheelBThree warm colors togetherCThree shades of the same colorDThree primary colors only - 14.
What are 'warm' colors typically associated with?
ABlack, white, grayBPink, lavender, cyanCBlue, green, purpleDRed, orange, yellow - 15.
What is 'color value' in art and design?
AThe purity of a colorBHow expensive a pigment isCThe temperature of a colorDThe lightness or darkness of a color
Answer Key
Mixing red and blue paint creates purple (or violet). These are two of the three primary colors in traditional color theory.
Mixing red and yellow paint creates orange. Orange is one of the three secondary colors in traditional color theory.
In traditional (artistic) color theory, the three primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. These colors cannot be made by mixing other colors together.
Mixing blue and yellow paint creates green. Green is one of the three secondary colors.
Mixing all three primary paint colors together typically produces a muddy brown or dark gray. This is because paint mixing is subtractive — each color absorbs more light.
In additive color mixing (light), combining red and green light creates yellow. This is different from paint mixing and is used in TV and computer screens.
Green is the complementary color of red. Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel and create high contrast when placed together.
Mixing red and white paint creates pink. Adding white to any color creates a 'tint' of that color, making it lighter and less saturated.
Adding black to a color creates a 'shade.' Adding white creates a 'tint,' and adding gray creates a 'tone.'
In CMYK printing, the primary colors are Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow (with K for Key/Black). These are the subtractive primaries used in modern printing.
Mixing orange and blue (complementary colors) in equal amounts produces brown. Mixing complementary colors together always tends to neutralize them toward brown or gray.
Combining red, green, and blue light at full intensity creates white light. This is the basis of RGB color used in screens and displays.
A triadic color scheme uses three colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel (120 degrees apart), such as red, yellow, and blue.
Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow. They are associated with energy, warmth, and vibrancy, and tend to advance visually in a composition.
Color value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. It is one of the three properties of color, along with hue (the color itself) and saturation (intensity).