Akko CS Jelly Black vs Akko CS Jelly Pink
The Akko CS Jelly Black and the Akko CS Jelly Pink are separated mostly by spring weight, 5 g of it at actuation, with the Akko CS Jelly Black the firmer press and the Akko CS Jelly Pink the easier one to hold down. Our switch library cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko CS Jelly Black | Akko CS Jelly Pink |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 50 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out force | 63.5 g (our estimate) | 55 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Budget |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Akko advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other. The two figures marked "our estimate" are our own derivation and not a manufacturer number, because Akko publishes no bottom-out figure for either of these. What actuation force actually measures .
Verdict
Both the Akko CS Jelly Black and the Akko CS Jelly Pink are linears, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. Their springs sit close together, just 5 g apart at actuation, with the Akko CS Jelly Black the marginally firmer press. Their voices split them more than their specs: the Akko CS Jelly Black sounds like firm clacky bottom-out, a step deeper than Jelly Pink, while the Akko CS Jelly Pink gives you bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing. Where we land: the Akko CS Jelly Pink for gaming and typing, the Akko CS Jelly Black for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Akko CS Jelly Pink
- Typing pick
- Akko CS Jelly Pink
- Office pick
- Akko CS Jelly Black
Force curves
Akko CS Jelly Black
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 63.5 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko CS Jelly Pink
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 55 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko CS Jelly Black or Akko CS Jelly Pink: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. At actuation the Akko CS Jelly Black is the firmer press, 50 g against 45 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. These are two Akko linears, so both give you spring resistance and nothing else. The two stroke depths are identical, 1.9 mm to actuation inside 4.0 mm of total travel. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
Sound is where most people finally pick a side. The Akko CS Jelly Black sits at firm clacky bottom-out, a step deeper than Jelly Pink; the Akko CS Jelly Pink answers with bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing. The usual caveat applies. Nothing here is a studio recording; both packs are synthesized from published specs, and the players say so.
On cost and convenience, both are budget friendly. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
Where we land: the Akko CS Jelly Pink unless noise is the deciding factor. On speed, the honest answer is that either would do, and it wins on a margin too small to feel. On a long draft, it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. When other people are listening, the Akko CS Jelly Black instead, as it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. Match the trims above, play both, and trust whichever one you keep replaying.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Akko CS Jelly Black page and the Akko CS Jelly Pink page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Akko CS Jelly Black or the Akko CS Jelly Pink the better gaming switch?
We pick the Akko CS Jelly Pink for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Is the Akko CS Jelly Black quieter than the Akko CS Jelly Pink?
Volume is roughly a wash: no dampening and no click mechanism on either, so your typing force and your case decide the level. The character is not a wash, with the Akko CS Jelly Black reading as firm clacky bottom-out, a step deeper than Jelly Pink against bright glassy clack from the full-PC housing from the Akko CS Jelly Pink.
Akko CS Jelly Black vs Akko CS Jelly Pink: which one is the heavier press?
The Akko CS Jelly Black, by 5 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 50 g against 45 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
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