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Colors Trivia

From ROYGBIV to the 'green-eyed monster,' see if your color theory knowledge is truly primary or just a pale imitation.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

In the additive color mixing used by digital screens, what single color is produced when red, green, and blue light are combined at full brightness?

White

Which 17th-century scientist used a glass prism to prove that white light is actually made up of a spectrum of multiple colors?

Sir Isaac Newton

In a soccer match, what color card is displayed by the referee to signal that a player is being immediately ejected from the game?

Red

In the film The Matrix, which color pill represents the choice to remain in a comfortable, simulated illusion?

Blue

In traditional color theory, what three primary colors serve as the base of the color wheel because they cannot be created by mixing other pigments?

Red, yellow, blue