Complementary Colors Lesson Worksheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complementary Colors Lesson

Objectives:

• Students will review the color wheel and identify primary, secondary, and tertiary (intermediate) colors.
• Students will define and identify complementary colors.
• Optional: Students will review mixing colors to make all the hues on the color wheel

Delivery:

1. Color Wheel: organized into 3 main groups:

• Primary: (red, yellow, blue)
• Secondary: (green, orange, purple: made by mixing 2 primary colors together)
• Tertiary or Intermediate: (yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green: made by mixing one primary color together with one secondary color).

2. Complementary colors are colors that are directly opposite from each other on the color wheel.

• Primary colors are always complemented with a Secondary color.
• Intermediate colors are always complemented with an Intermediate color.

Examples:

Yellow & Violet                Red & Green          Yellow-Orange & Blue-Violet

 

 

 

 

 

Activity: Complementary Colors Worksheet

Students will complete the Complementary Color Worksheet (print on cardstock or heavy paper). Students can use pre-mixed colors or a better option is to have them mix their own colors. This worksheet can be completed with various mediums (paint or pastels, even colored pencil).

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