Color Codes

Color rarity

Every one of the 16,777,216 colors is one of one. But the families are nowhere near even. Here is how the whole map breaks down, rarest first.

Whites91,1550.54%

Blacks116,4500.69%

Grays420,3712.51%

Yellows1,126,8726.72%

Oranges1,345,8248.02%

Cyans1,568,9349.35%

Reds1,571,1669.36%

Purples1,785,85210.64%

Pinks1,802,84410.75%

Blues2,691,54016.04%

Greens4,256,20825.37%

Whites and blacks together are barely 1% of the map. There are 47 greens for every single white.

Get paid to make videos

Post a short video about Color Codes, or about your color if you have one, on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or X. When it gets real views, we pay you. You don't need to own a tile to take part.

1,000 views	$1, or any unclaimed color free
10,000 views	$10
100,000 views	$100
1,000,000 views	$1,000

How it works

Sign in to get your creator code. No purchase needed.
Post a video that shows the site and says colorcodes.world, 10 seconds or longer, with your code in the caption.
Click Submit your video below. Full rules in the Discord.

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Questions

How can anyone own a color?

You don't own the color. You own its spot on this map. There are 16.7 million colors, each one appears here exactly once, and each spot has exactly one owner. It's not a trademark and it's not crypto. It's the same idea as the Million Dollar Homepage: nobody owned the pixels, they owned the square. Your square has your name, your art, and your link on it, and nobody else can ever have it.

What do I get when I buy a color?

You become the sole owner of that color code for the rest of eternity. Every color is one of one, and yours comes with the keys:

Write on it
Draw on it, or upload an image
Attach your Instagram or any other link, free
Gift it to a friend with just their email
Connect your Discord and claim your color family's role. Every family has a channel only its owners can post in
Sell it on the Marketplace whenever you want, at your price. You keep 90%

Is there a deal on bigger buys?

Yes. 10 or more colors in one order are 90¢ each, 50+ are 85¢, 100+ are 80¢, and 500+ are 75¢. Great for claiming a whole block and turning it into one big canvas. Tip: on desktop, hold Shift and drag on the map to select a block.

Can I sell my color?

Yes. List it in the Marketplace at any price you want. When it sells, you keep 90%, paid out through Stripe.

Can I change what's on my color?

Anytime, as often as you like.

What about links?

Links are free. Instagram links go live right away. Any other link is reviewed before it goes live.

What's not allowed?

Slurs, hate, porn, scams. Content is screened, anyone can report a tile, and tiles that break the rules get cleaned up or reclaimed.

Accessibility

Color Codes aims to meet WCAG 2.1 AA. The map itself is a visual canvas, so every color also has a text path: type its hex code in the Jump to a hex box, and the panel that opens works with a keyboard and a screen reader. The Marketplace, Activity and Your colors views are regular lists. If anything here is hard for you to use, tell me on Instagram at @ian.romprey or in the Discord and I will fix it.

Refunds?

All sales are final. You see the exact color before you buy, and it's yours the second you pay.

How do I know you won't just take the money and run?

I'm Ian Romprey. My real name and face are on Instagram at @ian.romprey, and I've built several other internet projects before this one. I have no reason to take this site down. It's staying up forever, likely for the rest of my life, because 16.7 million colors only work if the map outlives all of us. I also run another business where people trust me with their money and their operations every day, so you can certainly trust me with a few dollars. Thank you for even being on this website.

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The Marketplace

Colors and art their owners have put up for sale. Buy one and it's yours, art, drawing, and link included. Owners keep 90%.