Color Memory Game
Fade
MediumGradient
1v1 vs a bot · Gradient variant

Fade

Never picks one color when two will do.

About

Fade has never committed to a single color in its life and considers that a personality rather than a flaw. Turns up wherever two shades are quietly turning into each other, and treats a hard edge as a small personal tragedy.

Play vs Fade
Solo · 5 rounds · posts to vs-bots leaderboard
About this matchup

Color memory game vs Fade

Fade has never committed to a single color in its life and considers that a personality rather than a flaw. Turns up wherever two shades are quietly turning into each other, and treats a hard edge as a small personal tragedy.

Fade plays the Gradient variant — two-endpoint gradients you rebuild from memory, two colors per round instead of one. It is the most aesthetic board on the roster and the only one where the answer is a transition rather than a point. Vibes only, and the vibes are genuinely good.

In the Color Memory Game, Fade plays the Gradient variant two-endpoint gradients to rebuild from memory each round. Every one of Fade’s guesses is generated to land inside their personal accuracy band, so a bad round on their side stays in character and a great round on yours actually wins the match.

Difficulty: Medium

60–80% accuracy — a fair fight; consistency wins it.

How to beat Fade

Gradient doubles the memory load: you are holding two HSV targets, and the 62–74% bot scores the average of both endpoints. The mistake is nailing one endpoint and abandoning the other — a great A and a sloppy B average out to a loss. Split your attention evenly, fix hue on both ends before touching saturation, and a balanced run clears the band.

Fade challenge — FAQ

What makes the Fade challenge different?
It plays Gradient, so every round has two color endpoints to remember and rebuild instead of a single swatch.
Is Fade harder than Aurora?
No — they share the Gradient variant and Medium tier, but Fade's accuracy band (62–74%) is lower, so it is the more beatable of the two.

Other ways to play

Want to face a different bot? See the full challenge roster — fifteen characters across five difficulty tiers, each with their own signature variant. Or play solo Gradient to drill the variant on your own first.