Daily Color Puzzle
Colordle Solver
Enter color guesses and their similarity percentages. The solver filters named colors by Delta E distance to find the exact daily answer.
What is Colordle?
Colordle is a daily game where you guess a secret color. You type in a color name, and Colordle tells you how close you are with a percentage — 100% means you got it.
The tricky part: if you guess #3498db and get 34% back, that number alone doesn't tell you much. Is the target brighter? More saturated? A different hue entirely? Without a way to cross-reference, you're guessing in the dark. The solver helps you filter the color list based on that percentage.
How to Play
- 1 Type a color name in the search box — "Sky Blue", "Coral", whatever you guessed in Colordle
- 2 Enter the percentage score Colordle gave you (the one below your guess, like "34%")
- 3 Hit Filter Results — the solver shows colors that would return that same percentage
- 4 Pick one from the filtered list as your next guess, then repeat until you hit 100%
Why Use a Colordle Helper?
Colordle has thousands of named colors. When you get 42% back on "Mauve" and 38% on "Dusty Rose," you can't manually cross-reference which one is closer. The solver does that work — it filters the list to show only colors that would return those percentage scores.
It's especially useful once you're under 50% and need to narrow down candidates quickly. You can also use it to learn how hex codes and color distance actually work.
Colordle Solver FAQ
What is the Colordle Solver?
You type in your guess (like "Sea Green") and the percentage Colordle gave you. The solver filters the color list to show only colors that would produce that same percentage. It saves you from manually cross-referencing hundreds of colors.
How accurate is the percentage calculation?
It uses Delta E CIE2000 in LAB color space — the same formula Colordle itself uses. A score of 85% from the solver means the same as 85% in the game.
Is this solver cheating?
It's a utility, not cheating. Think of it like a crossword dictionary. If you want to learn how hex codes and color distance work, you'll pick that up naturally by using it.
Where do you get the list of color names?
The list comes from a large open-source color database with thousands of named colors. It includes obscure names like Gamboge, Celadon, and Amaranth that Colordle actually uses.
Can I use this solver on mobile?
Yes. It works on phones, tablets, and desktop. The color grid is touch-friendly and the input fields are sized for mobile.
How many guesses does it usually take?
With the solver, most people get it in 2-3 guesses. Without help, it varies wildly — some colors are just harder to pin down if you don't know the specific name.
Why do some color names have multiple words?
Colordle uses a large color database that includes compound names like "Sea Green", "Pale Turquoise", and "Deep Sky Blue." These are standard CSS color names. When searching, partial matches work — typing "sea" finds "Sea Green."
Can I solve multiple Colordle puzzles with this tool?
Yes. The solver does not store any data between sessions. Each puzzle is independent. Refresh the page to start fresh with a new puzzle.
What happens if I enter the wrong percentage?
Entering an incorrect percentage filters out colors that should stay in the candidate list. If your filtered results suddenly look wrong, double-check the percentage from the game. The most common mistake is mixing up tens and ones digits.
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How Color Distance Calculation Works
Colordle uses Delta E CIE2000 to convert your percentage into a color distance value. A Delta E of 1.0 is roughly the smallest difference the human eye can detect. A Delta E of 10+ is a clearly different color. The percentage you see is derived from this distance.
The math happens in LAB color space, not RGB. RGB hex values aren't perceptually uniform — jumping from #FF0000 to #FF1100 (a change of 1) is invisible, but the same jump in a different color range might be obvious. LAB was designed to fix this. A Delta E of 5 means the same visual gap regardless of where in the color wheel you are.
When you enter your percentage, the solver inverts the formula to find colors with a matching Delta E. It's not magic — it's just math doing the tedious cross-referencing for you.
Tips for Getting Better at Colordle
- Start with primaries in separate guesses. If you get 20% on Red and 45% on Blue, the target is hue-adjacent to blue but not pure red. This costs you guesses but tells you the hue family fast. After 2-3 primaries, you know roughly where on the wheel you are.
- Percentage context matters. A 40% match on a muted color means something different than 40% on a saturated one. The solver handles this, but when you're guessing manually, keep in mind that low-saturation colors cluster together — a 40% on "Ash Grey" and 42% on "Silver" could both point to the same target.
- Use color families to narrow. If your target looks like a sunset color, focus on the oranges, corals, and yellow-greens. The solver filters by Delta E, but you can skip whole branches of the color list if you know the vibe you're looking for.
- Percentage thresholds are useful shortcuts. Above 60% means the target is in the same saturation and lightness range. Below 30% means look for something visually opposite. If you're stuck between 40-50%, try a guess with opposite saturation.
- Learn the weird color names. Colordle pulls from a large color list. Names that often trip people up: "Celadon" (a pale green), "Amaranth" (a pinkish red), "Gamboge" (a mustard yellow), "Vermilion" (a bright orange-red), "Saffron" (deep yellow). If you don't know them, you can't guess them.
Understanding Hex Color Codes
Every color in Colordle has a hex code like #FF6B6B. Once you learn to read the pairs, you can make educated guesses.
First 2: Red
00 means no red, FF means red is maxed out. If your guess #FF6B6B returns 40% and the red pair is FF, you know red is already at full strength in the target.
Middle 2: Green
Same idea — 00 is no green, FF is full green. A low green value often makes a color feel pinkish or purple-adjacent.
Last 2: Blue
Blue at 00 feels warm (orange tones). Blue at FF feels cool (purple or cyan tones). If you're getting low scores, check which pair is dragging you down.
Example: #FF6B6B has max red (FF), medium green (6B = 107 in decimal), medium-low blue (6B). If you get 40% on this, and the solver says red is maxed — you'll want your next guess to also have FF in the first pair.
Common Colordle Color Categories
Colordle draws from a large color list. Answers tend to cluster around these groups:
🎨 Desaturated Common Names
Colors like "Mauve", "Slate", "Taupe", "Sage". These are muted, low-saturation colors that are hard to pin down without the percentage. Often appear in the 40-60% range on first guesses.
🌸 Pastel Variants
"Powder Blue", "Pale Rose", "Lavender Blush". These have high lightness and medium-low saturation. If you get a decent match on a saturated color and the target feels "light", try a pastel version.
🍇 Saturated Jewel Tones
"Cerulean", "Cobalt", "Vermilion", "Emerald". These are highly saturated and produce sharp percentage jumps. If you miss by 10% on cobalt, you're not close at all.
🟤 Earth Tones
"Umber", "Sienna", "Ochre", "Burnt Sienna". Brown-adjacent colors with low saturation and warm undertones. Often the hardest to distinguish from each other — a 5% difference might separate two earth tones.