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A DAILY COLOR PUZZLE

Color Mix

Find today’s color from three inks.

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PUZZLE NOTES

The Search for the Right Shade

Three inks, one target color, and a series of careful adjustments.

Getting closer is visible; knowing what to change takes thought.
THE PUZZLE DESK

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

A shade that looks close can still need a surprisingly different balance of inks. The puzzle is about making deliberate adjustments after seeing how each mixture compares.

It is often easy to notice that a blend looks wrong, but harder to decide whether one ink needs more weight or another needs less. Proportions must total one hundred percent, so changing one also shifts the balance of the others. Similarity feedback can inform the next attempt. With the target always in view, the puzzle becomes an exercise in deliberate comparison rather than remembering a color.

HOW IT WORKS

Choose three inks and allocate percentages that sum to 100. Feedback scores similarity to the target color, allowing you to adjust the blend across a limited set of tries.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

For players interested in color and visual comparison rather than words or numbers on a grid. The percentage controls offer a more deliberate process than a single guess.