Understanding Your Score

Every score here is out of 50. How does dragging a slider turn into a number? This guide traces the pipeline that converts your moves into a meaningful accuracy rating.

Your score is calculated by comparing your recreated color to the original across three dimensions: Hue, Saturation, and Brightness — using the CIELAB Delta E standard.

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Maximum Score: 50 points

5 rounds × 10 points each

Score Components

Hue — 40%

4 pts/round

Getting the right color family (red vs blue vs green) matters most.

Saturation — 30%

3 pts/round

How vivid or muted the color is. Bright red vs dull red can make a big difference.

Brightness — 30%

3 pts/round

How light or dark the color appears. Light pink vs dark maroon are very different.

Score Tiers

9 – 10

Perfect

Almost indistinguishable from the original

7 – 8.9

Excellent

Very close match with minor differences

5 – 6.9

Good

Recognizable but clearly different

3 – 4.9

Okay

Same color family but noticeably off

0 – 2.9

Miss

Wrong color family or way off

Calculation Example

Original ColorH: 180° · S: 80% · B: 70%

Your GuessH: 175° · S: 75% · B: 65%

Hue diff (5°)3.8 / 4

Saturation diff (5%)2.8 / 3

Brightness diff (5%)2.8 / 3

Total Round Score9.4 / 10