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Challenge: How Well is Your Ability to See Color?

October 22, 2012 - Article by joe fotosiamo

So you are a discerning photographer looking to get all the colors correct in your images. You use a grey card or an X-Rite ColorChecker Passport to calibrate the white balance and color of your photo. You have also calibrated your monitor.

So the question really is, how well do you see colors? X-Rite has a test on their website that lets you see how well you can differentiate similar hue tones. It’s a simple test to do. For each row, the first and the last color chips are locked in, and all you have to do arrange the other color chips so you get a continuous gradient from the first to the last chip.

X-Rite Color Hue Test

The lower the score, the better, with a score of zero being a perfect score. I got a 4!

My Result


So take the test through this link, and be sure to post up your result here! Best result gets a cookie ;)

(Via Popular Photoraphy)

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  • David Nouls

    Much to my surprise I scored 0!

    • http://www.facebook.com/usuqa Paul Monaghan

      same :D

  • http://impressyourkids.org lmilla

    that’s cool.  I scored a 15, but I also didn’t take a lot of time on it.  that’s my excuse. ;)

  • Anonymous

    I scored a 40! same demo group

  • Yoav

    Scored perfect! yey

  • http://www.facebook.com/kokott.michael Michael Kokott

    Your score: 15
    Gender: Male
    I am surprised a bit, guess it is not that bad at all.

  • http://www.facebook.com/rjzabala RJ Zabala

    Can I get a cookie?

  • Samantha

    I scored an 8

  • http://www.facebook.com/shorticusmaximus Sam Short

    Woo! 0… not that hard…

  • http://twitter.com/Qristie Qristie

    I got a zero! Do you have any gluten-free cookies?

  • Bacinardi

    I got an 8.  It all looked ok to me, but there are a few places where I am a bit off, apparently.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ryandgreen Ryan Green

    I got zero! now if i could just do something about these pesky glasses.

  • Hendrik

    i like the ips technologie :D
    Your score: 0Gender: MaleAge range: 16-19Best score for your gender and age range: 0Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520

  • Rakeda Sharber

    I scored a zero!
     

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  • Erin S.

    I got a 14… I seemed to struggle a little with the greens.  I found the longer I looked at it, the harder it got to discern differences.  Probably should’ve closed my eyes for and let the cones reset!

  • Brenballs

    I got 48 :(  I wonder does it make a difference that I did it on my work laptop with a horrible, badly lit uncalibrated monitor under fluorescent lighting!?  :)  I hope so… 

  • http://www.facebook.com/aaronbkershaw Aaron Kershaw

    4

  • Katz0806

    I got 3. My eyes need a bit of a rest now though.

  • Brandon

    I got an 11. Not too shabby

  • Wisena

     Your score: 26Gender: MaleAge range: 30-39Best score for your gender and age range: 0Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520

    Oh my……….my sore eyes …………is this bad?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=646623101 Otis J. Gore

    Your score: 3
    Gender: Male
    Age range: 40-49

  • Mike

    I got a 4 too.

  • Eirik

    Your score: 3Gender: MaleAge range: 20-29
    The three I missed, I countless times rearranged. Of course I got it wrong at the end!

  • Nmyzp2

    Perfect color acuity here.  Quite surprised.  

  • Neator2

    I scored an 8-female 40-49. 

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  • Anonymous

    I scored an 4-female 40-49

  • Plphoenix80

    I’m with ya Joe – got a 4 for a 30-39 male.

  • Neo4mcal

    perfect score – 0

  • Fabi_br

    wow! thought u were lying, but i scored 0 as well. female 20-29. I´m very surprised, this was fun.

  • http://www.roughleyoriginals.com/ Gareth

    I scored a three and now feel a little crosseyed

  • http://www.facebook.com/aaronjesse Aaron Jesse

    I’m a 20yr old male, scored a 4. Now my eyes hurt.

  • http://twitter.com/rpaulsenphoto Ryan Paulsen

    I scored a 3. Looks like the blues/purples is my weak area.

  • ameet

    its a 0 ! (how often do you get happy about scoring a zero !)
    just glancing from left to right once arranged throws up any discontinuities

  • Brentj883

    I got A 8 good for me

  • Rupert

    I got a perfect score :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/capsloc Chris Tamayo

    I scored a 92…..

  • Terry

    40 year old guy – scored 8 – not too shabby

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