The Color Savvy Test

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    What colors are considered to be a warm color scheme?

    • Blue, purple and green
    • Purple, yellow and green
    • Red, orange and yellow
    • Green, purple and orange
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Are you color savvy? After you've read some of our posts regarding color theory, take this test to see if you've retained any of the key points from the material.

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  • 2. 

    What colors are considered to be a cold color scheme?

    • Purple, yellow and green

    • Red, orange and yellow

    • Green, purple and orange

    • Blue, purple and green

    Correct Answer
    A. Blue, purple and green
    Explanation
    Blue, purple and green are cold colors.

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  • 3. 

    What is the value of a color?

    • A color's lightness or darkness

    • A color's lightness

    • A color's darkness

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. A color's lightness or darkness
    Explanation
    The value of a color is its lightness or darkness

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  • 4. 

    What is a shade?

    • Any given color with the addition of white

    • Any given color with the addition of black

    • Any given color with the addition of another color

    • Both A and C

    Correct Answer
    A. Any given color with the addition of black
    Explanation
    A shade is a color with black added.

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  • 5. 

    Colors invoke different emotions. What emotions would blue most likely invoke?

    • Peace, tranquility and stability

    • Anger, hatred and destruction

    • Energy, balance and enthusiasm

    • Royalty, nobility and spirituality

    Correct Answer
    A. Peace, tranquility and stability
    Explanation
    Blues generally invoke feelings of peace, tranquility and stability

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  • 6. 

    What is a primary color?

    • A color that cannot be made by mixing colors together

    • Any color in the visible spectrum

    • Cyan, Blue Magenta and Black

    • A color created by mixing two base colors

    Correct Answer
    A. A color that cannot be made by mixing colors together
    Explanation
    A primary color cannot be creating through mixing colors together

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  • 7. 

    What happens when you mix two secondary colors together?

    • You get a hue of one of the colors

    • You get a lighter value of one of the colors

    • You get a neutral gray or brown

    • You create black

    Correct Answer
    A. You get a neutral gray or brown
    Explanation
    When two secondary colors are mixed you get a neutral grey or brown.

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  • 8. 

    What is color harmony?

    • A color scheme that just seems to work well

    • Colors that go well with one another

    • A group of colors that is visually pleasing to the eye

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
    Explanation
    All of these represent color harmony.

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  • 9. 

    What is a tint?

    • Any given color with the addition of white

    • Any given color with the addition of black

    • Any given color with the addition of another color

    • Both A and C

    Correct Answer
    A. Any given color with the addition of white
    Explanation
    A tint is a color with white added.

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  • 10. 

    A color's saturation is also known as its

    • Hue

    • Intensity

    • Value

    • Depth

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Intensity
    A. Value
    Explanation
    Intensity is the brightness of a color.

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