What is Color Matching Game?

A fast-paced game that tests your color perception. Pick the tile that matches the target color before time runs out. Each level, the shades get closer together.

Each round shows a target swatch and a grid of look-alike tiles, and the grid grows from four tiles to a dozen as you climb. The differences shrink to a few RGB points per channel, so the answer goes from obvious to a real test of your perception. By default a timer keeps the pressure on and a wrong tap costs three seconds, or flip on practice mode to drop the countdown and train at your own pace. Before you start, pick one of four modes (Hue, Shade, Complement, or Hex Guess, where you type a color's code from memory) and a difficulty, then check your accuracy score at the end. Flip on the daily challenge and everyone faces the same colors that day.

How to use

1. Press Start to begin — a target color appears at the top of the screen
2. Click the tile that matches the target color from the grid of similar shades
3. Score points for correct matches. The game gets harder with closer shades as you level up

When to use

• Warming up your eyes before a design review or photo edit.
• Showing kids how slight changes in hue and brightness look side by side.
• A quick break that actually trains a useful skill instead of doom-scrolling.

Result

At level 3 you might need to distinguish between #E74C3C and #E84D3D — a difference of just one shade.

FAQ

Is this a real test for colour blindness?

No. It measures how well you can tell two close shades apart in good lighting on your current screen. For a proper screening, use the Ishihara-style colour blindness test in our health category.

Why does the same level feel easier some days?

Screen brightness, ambient light, and how rested your eyes are all change what you see. The same tile pair that looks identical at night can look obviously different in morning daylight.

How much do colours actually differ at the higher levels?

By level 8 or so, two tiles can sit within roughly five units of each other on the RGB channels. That is below what most people notice without a direct A-to-B comparison.

Where does my score get saved?

Your best score and the top five recent runs stay on this device using local storage. Nothing leaves your device and nothing is sent to a server. Clearing site data wipes the leaderboard.

Can I play on a phone?

Yes. The tile grid scales to small screens, but small phone displays and cheap LCDs can wash out the trickier shades. A calibrated monitor gives the fairest run at the higher levels.

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