Free Color Theory Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

Add white to a HUE and you get a TINT; add black and you get a SHADE; add gray and you get a TONE. This free color theory word search hides all four, with the answer key on page two, plus the rest of the COLORWHEEL vocabulary.

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About the Color Theory word search

Look for PRIMARY, SECONDARY and TERTIARY colors, the color schemes (COMPLEMENTARY, ANALOGOUS and MONOCHROMATIC), WARM and COOL colors, SATURATION and NEUTRAL colors. The word list runs easy-to-medium and suits students from about 9 up, which makes it a good partner for a color-mixing lesson. More in the art word searches and the elements of art word search.