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Color Theory quiz

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Who gave the rainbow seven colors to match music's seven notes?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which color sits opposite blue on a painter's color wheel?

    Answer: Orange

    Why: Placed side by side, opposites make each other stand out, but mixed as paint they cancel into a dull gray or black.

  2. 2 Medium

    What color do yellow and blue light make together?

    Answer: White

    Why: Mixing paints absorbs more light and heads dark, but mixing lights adds light and heads toward white.

  3. 3 Hard

    What yellow pigment has darkened in Van Gogh's Sunflowers?

    Answer: Chrome yellow

    Why: Chrome yellow darkens when some of its chromium is chemically reduced, turning bright yellow paint brown-olive.

  4. 4 Easy

    What color do red and green light make together?

    Answer: Yellow

    Why: A typical screen shows yellow by lighting its red and green elements together at the same time.

  5. 5 Medium

    What tiny insect gives us the red dye carmine?

    Answer: Cochineal

    Why: Carmine became New Spain's second most valuable export after silver, with prices quoted in London and Amsterdam.

  6. 6 Hard

    What made Gobelins' black dye look weak to Chevreul?

    Answer: Neighboring colors

    Why: The dye was fine: the blue and purple around it made the black look weak, an effect Chevreul called simultaneous contrast.

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