Colour Theory

Question 1

What is a receding colour?

Answer 1

Colours that look as if they are getting further away.

Question 2

What are advancing colours?

Answer 2

Colours that look as if they are coming closer.

Question 3

What is the difference between a tint and a shade?

Answer 3

A tint is and colour mixed with white to make it lighter.

A shade is any colour mixed with black to make it darker.

Question 4

3 words for red

Answer 4

Anger, danger, speed, warmth, passion, love

Question 5

3 words for yellow

Answer 5

Optimism, bright, sunshine, happy, anxiety, cowardice

Question 6

Give 3 words for blue

Answer 6

Trust, cold, formal, sad, elegance, confidence

Question 7

3 words for green

Answer 7

Balance, relaxing, boredom, fresh, envy, peaceful

Question 8

3 words for orange

Answer 8

Creativity, flavour, immaturity, sunny, enthusiasm, appetising

Question 9

3 words for purple

Answer 9

Nobility, luxury, wealth, ambition, greed, extravagance

Question 10

3 words for pink

Answer 10

Feminine, naive, immature, compassion, sweet

Question 11

3 words for brown

Answer 11

Trustworthy, genuine, sincere, reliable, boring, practical

Question 12

3 words for white

Answer 12

Innocence, cleanliness, simplicity, pure, empty, unimaginative

Question 13

3 words for black

Answer 13

Sophisticated, strength, negativity, dramatic, serious, sadness

Question 14

What is colour harmony?

Answer 14

When colours next to each other on the colour wheel are used together

Question 15

What is colour contrast?

Answer 15

When colours opposite each other on the colour wheel are used together