OS: Windows 11 64-bit. With Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) the screen capture and/or overlay functionality may not work.

Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-6300 (4 hardware threads)

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: DirectX 11–compatible GPU with ≥2 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 660, Radeon HD 7870, or newer integrated Intel UHD 630)

DirectX: Version 11 (feature level 11_0) 

Storage: 500 MB available space

Display: 1× monitor up to 1920 × 1080 at 60 Hz 

OS: Windows 11 64-bit (25H2); Window 11 is highly recommended because the overlay functionality only works on Windows 11!

Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Memory: 16 GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti / RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 590 / 6600 (≥4 GB VRAM)

DirectX: Version 12 (feature level 12_0 – fully backward compatible)

Storage: 1 GB available space

Display: Up to 2560 × 1440 @ 75 Hz, multiple-monitor 1080p setups (a higher native screen resolution will cost more performance)

The first commercially available version of the Color in Color: Hexachromatic Desktop application (V1.0).

1: hover: show file actions: new project, save image, save project, load project

2: hover: show edit actions: undo (ctrl + z), redo (ctrl + y); important: the undo/redo functionality applies to each layer individually, and not globally!

3: hover: show view/window actions; toggle visibility of: left canvas, right canvas, brush texture, color, layers, tools, tool options

4: hover: show about actions; open internal window: credits (developer, studio), info (application name, version, date, shortcuts), links (main website, Itch.io, YouTube)

5: button: disable window (only visually)

6: text: application name (full application name: "Color in Color: Hexachromatic Paint")

7: image: application logo

8: button/toggle: full-screen, windowed

9: button: close application

10: header text: left canvas window

11: header text: right canvas window

12: draw space: draw here; drawing in either canvas will automatically draw in the other canvas also in the respective color

13: header text: tool options window

14: slider: brush size

15: slider: opacity

16: slider: smoothing; higher value = smoother lines

17: slider: rotation (only for custom brush textures); fixed: painted brush texture no added rotation; follow: painted brush texture rotates into the drawing direction; random: painted brush texture randomly rotates on each repeat

18: slider: repeat (how often he texture should repeat over the drawing distance); important: Will lag when repeat is or is close to 1,00, brush size is high and a custom brush texture has been selected! You need to set repeat to a smaller value (<= 0,8) to prevent lags!

19: header text: custom brush texture window

20: button: open standalone file browser to select a folder; every image in that folder will be loaded as a custom brush texture into the list; folder selection is saved over multiple sessions; recommended: white images with transparent background

21: button list: loaded custom brush textures; click to select; more than one custom brush texture can be selected

22: header text: hexachromatic color window

23: button: open Color in Color: Hexachromatic Color Picker in a new exclusive window

24: toggle: if activated: automatically pastes the hexachromatic code from your clipboard into the input field below

25: input field: hexachromatic color code; only recognizes hexachromatic codes (e.g.: #000000000000), the initial hashtag is important!

26: image: color preview of the first part of the hexachromatic code → #000000000000

27: image: color preview of the second part of the hexachromatic code → #000000000000

28: header text: tools window

29: button/toggle: draw mode (default)

30: button/toggle: eraser mode (also works with custom brush textures)

31: button/toggle: fill-bucket

32: button/toggle: select hexachromatic color on screen (only works inside the canvases)

33: button/toggle: move layer (omni-directional)

34: header text: layers window

35: button: add layer (above the focused layer; this action cannot be undone)

36: button: delete focused layer (this action cannot be undone)

37: button: combine focused layer with below layer (this action cannot be undone)

38: button: clear focused layer (this action cannot be undone)

39: button: duplicated focused layer (inserts duplicated layer above focused layer)

40: button: import as mono image; open standalone file browser to select an image file that will be loaded as a mono image in a new layer into the project

41: button: import as stereo image; open standalone file browser to select an image file that will be loaded as a stereo image in a new layer into the project

42: input field: brush stroke history; i.e. the number of undo/redo steps that can be executed; important: this number applies to each layer individually, and not globally; recommended: 5-10 steps, because a higher number of steps will cost more memory in complex paintings!

43: toggle: toggle the visibility of a layer

44: images: preview images of the left and right canvases (real-time updates)

45: input field: custom layer name

46: slider: layer opacity

47: image/indicator: layer focus indicator; the one layer that has this indicator is the focused layer

48: scroll bar: scroll in the layer list via mouse wheel or this scroll bar

49: background

Every window can be moved by dragging on its header text. Every layer can be vertically dragged & dropped to reposition it in the layer list. Top layers will be rendered in front of bottom layers. Most UI elements have a tooltip. Motionlessly hover over an UI element for a short time to show its tooltip.

• scale layer down/up: left shift + left mouse button down + drag left/right

• rotate layer: left shift + right mouse button down + drag circular (bug report: rotating a layer too often degrades its quality)

• zoom entire application: left shift + mouse wheel (+/-)

• zoom focused layer (canvases): ctrl + mouse wheel (+/-)

Other shortcuts are explained via the tooltips inside the application. Motionlessly hover over an UI element for a short time to show its tooltip.

1: drop down: logo; opens window context menu

2: application name; full application name: "Color in Color: Hexachromatic Color Picker"

3: button: minimize window

4: button: maximize window

5: button: close window

6: button: switch mode (cycles through the available color picker modes)

7: button: randomize hexachromatic color selection

8: button: paste in hexachromatic code from clipboard; only recognizes hexachromatic codes (e.g.: #000000000000)

9: input Field: hexachromatic color name, can be copied

10: input Field: hexachromatic code, can be copied

11: button: open pop-up "Credits, Links & Info"

12: toggle: auto-clipboard toggle; automatically copies the hexachromatic code into clipboard if activated

13: button: reset selection circle; resets the rotation of the 6 color selection circles to their starting rotation

14: final dichoptic color

15: right: second eye color's hue; mirrored left: first eye color's hue

16: right: second eye color's saturation; mirrored left: first eye color's saturation

17: right: second eye color's brightness/value; mirrored left: first eye color's brightness/value

18: right: second eye color's final color; mirrored left: first eye color's final color

19:  click & drag: brightness/value selection circles (left & right circles individually adjustable)

20:  click & drag: saturation selection circles (left & right circles individually adjustable)

21:  click & drag: hue selection circles (left & right circles individually adjustable)

22: click & drag: local circular color picker points (left & right circles individually adjustable); move the color selection point to different degree

23: toggle: constant window focus; if enabled (visible eye icon = active) the window will always stay in the front of other windows

Additionally, a right mouse click will respectively teleport your mouse cursor to the other half of the screen inside the application window.

1: drop down: logo; opens window context menu

2: application name; full application name: "Color in Color: Hexachromatic Color Picker"

3: button: minimize window

4: button: maximize window

5: button: close window

6: button: switch mode (cycles through the available color picker modes)

7: click & drag: hue selection (adjusts left & right crosshair simultaneously)

8: click & drag: saturation selection (adjusts left & right crosshair simultaneously)

9: click & drag: brightness/value selection (adjusts left & right crosshair simultaneously)

10: button: 4 buttons at all of the 4 corners of the border; moves the crosshair to the respective corner

11: input Field: hexachromatic code, can be copied

12: button: open pop-up "Credits, Links & Info"

13: toggle: auto-clipboard toggle; automatically copies the hexachromatic code into clipboard if activated

14: left: first eye's final color; right: second eye's final color

15: button: paste in hexachromatic code from clipboard; only recognizes hexachromatic codes (e.g.: #000000000000)

16: toggle: color focus veil; activates a veil that makes all other colors gray except the colors visible inside the crosshairs area

17: button: randomize hexachromatic color selection; randomizes the position of the crosshairs

18: input Field: hexachromatic color name, can be copied

19: toggle: constant window focus; if enabled (visible eye icon = active) the window will always stay in the front of other windows

Additionally, a right mouse click will respectively teleport your mouse cursor to the other half of the screen inside the application window.

1: drop down: logo; opens window context menu

2: application name; full application name: "Color in Color: Hexachromatic Color Picker"

3: button: minimize window

4: button: maximize window

5: button: close window

6: pop-up window title ("app information")

7: application name; full application name: "Color in Color: Hexachromatic Color Picker"

8: developer

9: studio

10: version & build date

11: button: opens the "table of hexachromatic color names" in the main browser in a new tab

12: button: opens the "hexachromatic color picker website" (i.e. this subpage) in the main browser in a new tab

13: button: close "Credits, Links & Info" pop-up window and return to the previously selected hexachromatic color picker screen

• The Hexachromatic Code Reader might not always perfectly read out the colors on the split-screen. The color name may sometimes be inaccurate.

Yes, currently Color in Color: Hexachromatic Desktop is only available for Windows 11, and may work for Window 10 also.

First, please read this website for the Color in Color: Hexachromatic Desktop very carefully once again. Your question might have already been answered resp. your problem already solved, and you might have just overlooked it.

If there's still questions and your problem hasn't been addressed, you can get help and support on the Ooqui Sensory Lab Discord server. 

I might or might not reply! Support is currently free, so it's entirely dependent on my time schedule, and whether I can or want to help with solving your problems and answering your questions! Only use the support e-mail if your feel like it's absolutely necessary!

Yes.

In the PC mode you can use the shortcut "LEFT STRG + LEFT SHFIT + O" to activate the see/click through feature. This feature lets the screen capture ignore its own window, allowing you to use this tool on a single screen without it recording itself. This is an experimental feature that may or may not work with your hardware and software setup!

In the VR mode you can simply minimize the window. This frees up your view of the desktop in VR so that the window doesn't record itself.

Alternatively, in the PC mode you can use Virtual Display to simulate a virtual monitor. Once this virtual monitor is setup correctly, you can automatically switch to it in the Color in Color: Hexachromatic Desktop main application via the monitor switch button.

Last Updated: August 11, 2026

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• a. This EULA constitutes the entire agreement between You and the Licensor relating to the Software and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings, communications, or agreements, whether oral or written, regarding such subject matter.

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