diff --git a/src/Index.tsx b/src/Index.tsx
index 2318b24..652211d 100644
--- a/src/Index.tsx
+++ b/src/Index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
     mapSizeToGain,
     mapWobbleToDetune,
 } from "@/lib/audio/mapping";
+import { playPreviewSample } from "@/lib/audio/synth";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import * as Tone from "tone";
 import Layout from "./Layout";
@@ -95,7 +96,26 @@ function Index() {
             </div>
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
                 <span className="text-sm font-medium">Note/Colour</span>
-                <ColorKeyboard value={state.color} onChange={(color) => setState({ ...state, color })} />
+                <ColorKeyboard
+                    value={state.color}
+                    onChange={(color) => {
+                        const note =
+                            colorScale.find((entry) => entry.color.toLowerCase() === color.toLowerCase())
+                                ?.note ?? colorScale[0].note;
+
+                        void playPreviewSample({
+                            preset: state.preset,
+                            roundness: state.roundness,
+                            size: state.size,
+                            grain: state.grain,
+                            note,
+                            octave: state.octave,
+                            synthNodes: synthRef.current,
+                        });
+
+                        setState({ ...state, color });
+                    }}
+                />
             </div>
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
                 <span className="text-sm font-medium">Octave</span>
diff --git a/src/components/controls/ColorKeyboard.tsx b/src/components/controls/ColorKeyboard.tsx
index 34eaa3c..c669663 100644
--- a/src/components/controls/ColorKeyboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/controls/ColorKeyboard.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ export default function ColorKeyboard({
                                           backgroundColor: ["D", "E"].includes(note) ? "#000000" : "#ffffff",
                                           color: ["D", "E"].includes(note) ? "#ffffff" : "#000000",
                                       }
-                                    : { backgroundColor: color }
+                                    : {
+                                          backgroundColor: color,
+                                          color: ["D", "E"].includes(note) ? "#000000" : "#ffffff",
+                                      }
                             }
                         >
                             {note}
diff --git a/src/lib/audio/synth.ts b/src/lib/audio/synth.ts
index 954b8e2..778cb5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/audio/synth.ts
+++ b/src/lib/audio/synth.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { noteToFrequency } from "@/constants/colorScale";
+import { mapGrainToNoise, mapPresetToOscType, mapRoundnessToFade, mapSizeToGain } from "@/lib/audio/mapping";
+import type { Preset } from "@/types/shape";
 import * as Tone from "tone";
 
 export type SynthNodes = {
@@ -45,3 +48,86 @@ export function disposeSynth(nodes: SynthNodes) {
     nodes.noise.dispose();
     nodes.gain.dispose();
 }
+
+type PreviewOptions = {
+    preset: Preset;
+    roundness: number;
+    size: number;
+    grain: number;
+    note: string;
+    octave: number;
+    synthNodes: SynthNodes | null;
+};
+
+const PREVIEW_ATTACK = 0.02;
+const PREVIEW_DURATION = 0.2;
+const PREVIEW_CLEANUP = 0.05;
+
+export async function playPreviewSample(options: PreviewOptions) {
+    const destination = Tone.getDestination();
+    const wasMuted = destination.mute;
+
+    if (wasMuted) {
+        await Tone.start();
+        destination.mute = false;
+    }
+
+    const previousGain = wasMuted && options.synthNodes ? options.synthNodes.gain.gain.value : null;
+    if (wasMuted && options.synthNodes) {
+        options.synthNodes.gain.gain.value = 0;
+    }
+
+    const previewGain = new Tone.Gain(0);
+    const crossFade = new Tone.CrossFade(mapRoundnessToFade(options.roundness));
+    const oscillatorA = new Tone.Oscillator({ type: mapPresetToOscType(options.preset) });
+    const oscillatorB = new Tone.Oscillator({ type: "sine" });
+    const noise = new Tone.Noise({ type: "white" });
+
+    oscillatorA.connect(crossFade.a);
+    oscillatorB.connect(crossFade.b);
+    crossFade.connect(previewGain);
+    noise.connect(previewGain);
+    previewGain.toDestination();
+
+    const frequency = noteToFrequency(options.note, options.octave);
+    oscillatorA.frequency.value = frequency;
+    oscillatorB.frequency.value = frequency;
+
+    const grain = mapGrainToNoise(options.grain);
+    const noiseDb = grain === 0 ? Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY : -40 + (-12 - -40) * grain;
+    noise.volume.value = noiseDb;
+
+    const now = Tone.now();
+    const peak = Tone.dbToGain(mapSizeToGain(options.size));
+    const stopAt = now + PREVIEW_DURATION + PREVIEW_CLEANUP;
+
+    previewGain.gain.setValueAtTime(0, now);
+    previewGain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(peak, now + PREVIEW_ATTACK);
+    previewGain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0, now + PREVIEW_DURATION);
+
+    oscillatorA.start(now);
+    oscillatorB.start(now);
+    noise.start(now);
+    oscillatorA.stop(stopAt);
+    oscillatorB.stop(stopAt);
+    noise.stop(stopAt);
+
+    window.setTimeout(
+        () => {
+            oscillatorA.dispose();
+            oscillatorB.dispose();
+            crossFade.dispose();
+            noise.dispose();
+            previewGain.dispose();
+
+            if (wasMuted) {
+                destination.mute = true;
+            }
+
+            if (previousGain !== null && options.synthNodes) {
+                options.synthNodes.gain.gain.value = previousGain;
+            }
+        },
+        (stopAt - now) * 1000,
+    );
+}