How the color wheel works
Type a color name and its slice is painted in that color, so the wheel you see matches the answer it gives. It recognizes over 30 names, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, white, gray, sky blue, navy, teal, gold, silver, maroon, mint, peach, coral and lavender. Anything else, such as “Team Phoenix”, gets a color from the current color set.
Every slice is the same size, so each color has an equal chance: 1 in 6 on the six-color game set and 1 in 7 on the rainbow.
Spin the wheel color games
- Six-color game: the yellow, white, pink, blue, red and green set from the classic color game. Players pick a color, spin, and whoever chose it gets a point. Play for points, not money.
- Twister-style spinner: lost the Twister spinner? Load the four colors and spin again for the limb with a second wheel: “Left hand”, “Right hand”, “Left foot”, “Right foot” on the main wheel.
- Color hunt: kids find something in the room that matches the color before the timer ends.
- Art prompt: spin two or three times and paint using only those colors.
- Team colors: assign colors to teams or houses for sports day.
For classrooms and early learners
The Primary (3) and 12 crayons presets work well for color-naming practice: spin, say the color, and find it in your pencil case. The high-contrast slice borders and big result text make the answer easy to see on a projector.
Color game rules for a party (points, not money)
- Load the Color game (6) preset and give every player a few paper markers.
- Before each spin, players put markers on the colors they think will come up.
- Spin. Everyone on the winning color scores a point for each marker there.
- Play ten rounds and add up the points. Each color has the same 1 in 6 chance, so it’s pure luck. That’s the point of the game, and why it shouldn’t be played for money.
Activities for preschool and early years
- Find it fast: spin, then race to touch something in the room of that color.
- Color sorting: spin and drop a matching block or counter into the right tub.
- Mixing magic: load Primary (3), spin twice and mix those paints to see the new color.
- Movement game: red means jump, blue means freeze, yellow means spin around. Write the actions on a second wheel if you like.
Odds on the color wheels
| Preset | Chance of each color |
|---|---|
| Primary (3) | 1 in 3 (33.3%) |
| Twister (4) | 1 in 4 (25%) |
| Color game (6) | 1 in 6 (16.7%) |
| Rainbow (7) | 1 in 7 (14.3%) |
| 12 crayons | 1 in 12 (8.3%) |
Questions people ask
How do I spin for a random color?
Press Spin. Each color slice has an equal chance, and the result card shows the color name in large text.
Can I add my own colors?
Yes. Type a color name such as “teal” or “maroon” and its slice is painted that color. Unrecognized names use the current color set.
What colors are in the color game preset?
Yellow, white, pink, blue, red and green, the six colors of the classic color game.
Why isn’t my color showing its real shade?
The wheel recognises over 30 common color names. Other names, such as brand colors, get a color from the current set. Rename the entry to a nearby common color, like “teal” or “coral”, to see it painted.
Is the color game wheel fair?
Yes. Each color has an equal slice and an equal chance, drawn with your browser’s crypto random generator.
Updated by the SpinnWheel team