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Show HN: A color challenge that will break your faith in your eyes

5 points by MinZhou 1y ago

It looks easy: a grid of identical colors, except for one that’s just slightly different. At first you’ll spot it instantly. Then the differences shrink, the grid grows, and you start doubting your monitor, your eyes, and yourself. https://trickle.so/apps/colorfind https://trickle.so/apps/colorfind Curious to know how far you get before you can’t see it anymore.

ddingus 1y ago
I tried using various settings on my Samsung phone and they had a serious impact! Adaptive = level 32 AMOLED Photo = level 16 Basic = level 39, maybe 38, can't remember now.
- MinZhou 1y ago
  Pro-level!
  - ddingus 1y ago
    That level is hard! I find myself sweeping my eyes over the grid, looking away, then back a few times before I can see it. App said I was in the 5 percent. Lol, the 4 color vision people must rule the roost! Us standard RGB types can throw a few solid punches... Agreed with other commenter: green is killer.
    - MinZhou 1y ago
      Haha, everyone says green is the hardest but I keep tripping over purple!!
      - ddingus 1y ago
        Is that true for all displays you have used? Purple is harder when I use the AMOLED cinema and photo options on my phone. I want to try this on a CRT, Plasma, LCD. I have all these. Be right back!
      - ddingus 1y ago
        Ok, will have to be this evening. Check back for some data.
samdychen 1y ago
Level 28, nice game, it's so addictive, the green is killer.
- MinZhou 1y ago
  Purple is the killer for me.
- beardyw 1y ago
  Yes. Our receptors are not equal. Maybe it needs a more sophisticated algorithm.