Toon Tone — Free Online Color Guessing Game

Color guessing game · Free · No signup

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What color is

Pikachu's Skin?

Pokémon · 1990s

Pikachu's Skin

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How to Play Toon Tone

1A cartoon character appears with one feature highlighted — hair, skin, costume, or an object they're known for.
2The feature starts in a random color. Use the HSB color picker to match the character's original color from memory.
3Submit your guess — receive a score from 0.00 to 10.00 based on how closely your color matches the original.
4Complete all 5 rounds. Your average score is posted to the live leaderboard.
5Use the reveal screen to compare your pick with the original color, then adjust your memory for the next round.
6Replay to see a different mix of characters. Each run is short enough for a quick color-memory challenge.

How Scoring Works

Toon Tone uses CIE76 Delta-E — the same perceptual color-difference formula used in professional print and display calibration. A score of 10 is a perfect match; anything above 8 is considered expert-level.

The game compares your final HSB pick against the canonical target color for that character part. Hue mistakes usually cost the most, while saturation and brightness decide whether a close guess becomes a great one.

9.5 – 10.0Perfect match

8.0 – 9.4Expert eye

6.0 – 7.9Good attempt

4.0 – 5.9Off the mark

0.0 – 3.9Way off

Tips & Strategy

→Cartoon colors are rarely maximum saturation — most fall in the 65–85 saturation range.
→Brightness usually sits between 40–80, not at the extremes.
→Focus on the character's base color — not shadows or highlights in any specific scene.
→Play in a well-lit room. Screen brightness and ambient light can skew your color perception.
→Trust your first impression — the longer you stare, the more your judgment drifts.
→For yellow characters like SpongeBob or Pikachu, lower saturation slightly before adjusting brightness; pure neon yellow is often too intense.
→For black, white, and gray parts, hue matters less. Concentrate on brightness first, then keep saturation near zero.
→Anime costumes often use darker base colors than memory suggests, because line art and shadows make colors feel richer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Toon Tone free to play?

100% free. No account, no downloads, no ads. Open the page and play instantly on any device.

What is HSB and why use it?

HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness) maps closely to how humans perceive color — it's far more intuitive than RGB or hex codes. Hue sets the color family, saturation sets its vividness, brightness sets how dark or light it is.

When does the leaderboard reset?

The Last 24h board clears daily at midnight UTC. All-Time scores are permanent. Scores of 8.00+ earn Top Scorer recognition.

Can I play on mobile?

Yes — the color picker supports touch drag on iOS and Android. The layout adapts for smaller screens automatically.

How many characters are there?

Dozens of cutout-ready characters spanning Western cartoons, anime, and classic animation — from 1940s classics to modern shows. New characters can be added as soon as a clean cutout asset is available.

Why do some colors feel different from the show?

Animation colors can shift between scenes, lighting, remasters, posters, and screenshots. Toon Tone uses one target color per character part so every player is judged against the same reference.

What makes a good score?

A score above 6 means your color family is close. Above 8 means the hue, saturation, and brightness are all strong. A 9.5+ is nearly indistinguishable from the reference color.

Do I need to know hex codes?

No. The hex code is shown as feedback, but gameplay is visual. Drag the hue bar to choose the color family, then use the square to tune vividness and brightness.

Does the image itself change while I drag?

Yes. The selected character part changes live so you can judge the color in context, not just inside the picker. This makes Toon Tone closer to a visual memory game than a plain color quiz.

Are character images exact screenshots?

The game works best with clean, high-resolution character art and precise part masks. The image set can be improved over time without changing the core rules or leaderboard logic.

Can children play Toon Tone?

Yes. The rules are simple: remember the character, pick the color, submit, and compare. It is also useful for practicing hue, saturation, and brightness recognition.

Featured Characters

Toon Tone features iconic cartoon and anime characters whose colors have become part of pop culture. How well do you actually know them?

Rounds are built around recognizable visual details: SpongeBob's yellow body, Vegeta's hair, Naruto's jacket, Pikachu's cheeks, Mickey's pants, and other parts that fans remember even when the exact color is harder than expected.

Classic cartoons: Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Marge Simpson, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Flintstone, Popeye, Daffy Duck

Anime & manga: Pikachu, Charizard, Goku, Vegeta, Naruto, Sasuke, Luffy, Zoro, Doraemon, Totoro, Elsa (Frozen), Ariel (Little Mermaid), Levi Ackerman, Zero Two, Edward Elric, Killua Zoldyck, Rem, Nezuko Kamado, Tanjiro Kamado

From: The Simpsons, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, One Piece, Studio Ghibli, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist, Demon Slayer, Pokémon, and more — spanning every decade from the 1920s to the 2020s.

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