kare: learn to read color

read any color you see. most people can't name a color when they see it. they point, they say "sort of a muted green," and the color on the other end comes out wrong. a hex code is a color's exact name: six digits anyone can type and get back exactly. kare teaches you to look at a color and read it. see a swatch, type six digits, get scored on how close you landed. the score breaks down by channel, so you know whether it was the red, the green or the blue you misread. // start in a minute pick a favorite color and read it, pair by pair, before you even reach home. that's your first module done. // the path eight short modules take you from "is this warm or cool?" to calling a hex within a few points. one channel at a time, with a worked example before every new idea. every lesson, practice and check ends in a verdict, and every act ends in a seal. // precision is earned kare starts in ink on paper. seal the first act and your accent arrives: one of four presets, applied everywhere at once. every act you seal after that opens one more channel of it. // the eye test four squares, one a shade off. every hit makes the next one harder. find out how small a difference you can actually see. // one color a day the same color for everyone. solve it every day to keep your streak going. // certification a timed test at the end of the path, hard enough that passing means something. // badges streaks, exact reads, and a few you'll have to find yourself. free worldwide. no subscription, no purchases, no ads. kare shows true srgb, so turn off true tone and night shift or your reads will be off.