🟢 Hue Queue
Memory / Colour · Free online · No download · No sign-up
Hue Queue plays a sequence of coloured panels — not just the four classic Simon colours, but a wider palette of subtle hues that all look broadly similar. After the sequence ends, you must tap the panels in the same order. Where classic memory games rely on bold, distinct colours, Hue Queue makes you encode sequences from a richer palette that demands sharper colour discrimination on top of sequence memory. The combination is harder than either skill alone.
How to play Hue Queue
- Watch as the panels flash in a sequence of colours.
- After the sequence ends, tap the panels in the same order you saw them.
- A correct sequence advances you to the next round with a longer sequence.
- A wrong tap ends the round and shows your final score.
- New hues are introduced at higher rounds, making discrimination harder.
- Your highest sequence length is your personal record.
Tips to beat your high score
- Verbalise as you watch. Silent naming during the display phase is the single biggest accuracy boost on memory-sequence games. Use your own labels, even improvised ones.
- Chunk in groups of three. Long sequences fit better as “teal-mauve-ochre, lime-rose-navy” than as six separate items. The phonological loop loves rhythmic triplets.
- Replay internally before tapping. A one-second mental rehearsal before tapping your answer drastically reduces errors.
- Don’t panic on a near-miss. If you cannot recall the exact hue, pick the closest match rather than freezing. Hue Queue is forgiving on near-matches in some implementations.
- Train your colour vocabulary. The more named colours you can distinguish reliably, the longer the sequences you can encode. Learn the standard names for “teal,” “magenta,” “chartreuse,” etc.
What this game trains your brain to do
Hue Queue trains sequence memory — the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad acting together — while also exercising colour discrimination, a perceptual skill governed by the visual cortex and parietal regions. The simultaneous training is unusual: most memory games use boldly distinct stimuli precisely because mixing memory load with perceptual load makes them much harder.
Practice on sequence memory has well-documented transfer benefits to working memory generally, language learning, and procedural skill acquisition. Adding fine colour discrimination on top connects the practice to perceptual expertise — the same skill artists, designers, and lab technicians develop through years of focused colour work.
About Hue Queue
Hue Queue is a richer cousin of classic Simon-style games. The expanded palette makes it harder to brute-force memorise and more engaging across long play sessions.
All CrizBrain games are free and run entirely in your browser. No account, no install, and your longest sequence is saved locally.