Color Match· Advanced

Goal

Identify the INK COLOR, not the word! Select the color the text is displayed in.

How to Play

  • A color word appears written in a different ink color
  • Select the button matching the INK COLOR, not the word meaning
  • Respond quickly and accurately within the time limit

Core Rule: Choose the Ink Color

If the word 'RED' is written in blue ink, the correct answer is BLUE. Don't read — see the color!

REDBLUEOK
REDREDNG

Core Rule: Speed & Accuracy

Faster and more accurate responses earn higher scores. Running out of time counts as incorrect.

GREENGREENREDOK0.6s
BLUEYELLOWBLUENGTIME UP

Rules

  • A color name appears written in a different ink color.
  • Select the INK COLOR of the text, not what the word says.
  • If you don't respond within the time limit, it counts as incorrect.

Tip

  • Don't read the word — focus only on the color
  • Consciously suppressing reading is the key skill
  • Use congruent trials (word matches color) to build your rhythm

The Stroop task (1935) is one of the most cited paradigms in cognitive psychology. It measures frontal lobe inhibitory control, and meta-analyses confirm that inhibitory control training effectively improves executive function.

  • Stroop (1935) - Color-word interference effect
  • Diamond & Ling (2016) - Effects of inhibitory control training