Show HN: What's my JND? – a colour guessing game
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#2The associated deep-dive article is great https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/too-much-color/
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#3Fun game! I could never quite clear the 0.0030 threshold. I wonder how much screen quality/calibration impacts it.
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#4Fun game! I could never quite clear the 0.0030 threshold. I wonder how much screen quality/calibration impacts it.
A lot. My scores:
- 0.0028 on my MacBook pro screen
- 0.0045 on my Dell monitor
- 0.0033 on my Pixel 10 pro
And those scores are pretty consistent.
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#5This takes something as nerdy as decimal places in CSS colors and turns it into a fun, practical read. It feels like you’re being walked through the rabbit hole by a friend who’s done way too much homework, then hands you a few simple rules you can actually remember and use.
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#6I thought I was good at this but I can’t get under 0.0050. I blame my screen!
Very addictive, kudos to the dev
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#7JND - Just Noticeable Difference - the smallest colour change that can actually be seen
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#8Super fun game! My best is 0.0018 but am usually in the ~0.0030 range
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#9This is such a cool deep dive into CSS colors and color theory and finding the right way to mess with color values.
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#10On a good monitor, I got to 0.0032 and then it all fell apart.
Here's the related article on how much accuracy is really needed in CSS values. https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/too-much-color/