Kelimenin not what it says — pick the rengi ink colour!
Choose the right colour
| Read the ink | Ignore the word itself. |
| Tap the colour | Choose what colour the text is printed in. |
This is a colour perception test built on the Stroop effect. A colour word appears printed in a different colour, and you must name the ink rather than read the word. Your brain reads automatically, so the wrong answer arrives first and has to be suppressed.
The interference is measurable and remarkably stubborn. Even people who understand exactly what is happening still slow down on mismatched words, which is why the effect has been a standard tool in attention research since the 1930s.
Try to look at the word without reading it. Softening your focus or looking slightly past the text weakens the automatic reading response and lets the colour register first.
Say the colour before you tap. Committing verbally helps override the word your brain has already processed, which is precisely the interference the test creates.
Slow down after a correct streak. Confidence is when the word slips through, and most errors come immediately after a run of fast right answers.
Expect it to feel harder than it looks. The effect is real and does not disappear with practice, though your times do improve.
The colour the word is printed in, never the colour the word names.
Reading is automatic, so your brain processes the word's meaning before you can stop it.
Yes, the Stroop effect has been studied since 1935 and is a standard measure of attention.
Same principle, different presentation and scoring, so they make a good pair for practice.
No. Color Perception Test runs entirely inside this page, so it starts the moment the page opens. There is nothing to download, no plugin, and no account to create.