About Psy-Koh's Color Match
Psy-Koh's Color Match is a colour memory game. You're shown a small animated scene full of coloured objects, given a few seconds to study it, and then the scene disappears and you're asked to recreate the exact colour of one of those objects from memory using a colour wheel.
Your guide is Psy-Koh, a chameleon who changes colour live as you adjust the wheel, so you can see your guess on something other than a flat swatch. Once you lock in, the game shows your colour beside the real one and scores how close you were.
Scoring is perceptual. Instead of just comparing raw numbers, the game measures how different the two colours would look to a human eye, so near-misses still earn good points and a genuinely good eye for colour is rewarded. Each run has five scenes. Daily Challenge gives everyone the same five scenes each day, and Practice is completely random.
How to play Psy-Koh's Color Match
- Choose Daily Challenge or Practice.
- A scene appears. Study the colours of the objects before the timer bar runs out.
- The scene hides and the game names one object from it.
- Drag around the hue ring to pick the colour family, then drag inside the square to set how light and how saturated it is. Psy-Koh changes colour as you go.
- Press Lock In Color to see your pick next to the actual colour, along with your score.
- Complete all five scenes to finish the run and see your total.
Controls
| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| Drag the hue ring | Choose the base colour |
| Drag inside the square | Adjust saturation and brightness |
| Lock In Color | Submit your answer |
Tips and strategy
- Don't try to memorise everything. Pick three or four objects and describe their colours to yourself in words, for example "dusty teal" or "bright lemon".
- Pay attention to lightness as well as hue. Most big misses come from choosing the right colour family but making it too dark or too light.
- Scenes move, and lighting and neighbouring colours can fool your eye. Try to judge each object on its own.
- Use Psy-Koh as a reference: comparing a colour on a character's body is often easier than comparing a flat square.
- Practice mode is unlimited, so use it to learn which kinds of colours you consistently misjudge.
Frequently asked questions
Why did I score well on a colour that looked a bit off?
Scoring is based on how different the colours look to human vision, so a close miss still scores highly.
How often does the Daily Challenge change?
Once a day. Everyone gets the same five scenes, so you can compare your results.
Is this a test for colour blindness?
No. It is a game, not a medical test. If you have concerns about your colour vision, please speak to an optician.
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Psy-Koh's Color Match is listed under puzzle and daily challenge on our homepage. It is free to play in any modern browser, with no download or account needed. If you enjoyed it, try one of these next: