What color is

a lake

Sky blue 71% · Aqua 67% · Steel blue 67%

What color is a lake? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “a lake” is most likely Sky blue (71%), followed by Aqua (67%) and Steel blue (67%). It answered yes to 7 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, cool, calm and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “a lake”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 7.

  1. Sky blue71%
  2. Aqua67%
  3. Steel blue67%
  4. Powder blue66%
  5. Ice blue60%
  6. Cornflower59%
  7. Turquoise51%
  8. Teal50%
  9. Cobalt49%
  10. Emerald43%
All 63 colors
  1. Navy42%
  2. Electric blue39%
  3. Silver33%
  4. Midnight32%
  5. Mint31%
  6. Slate gray27%
  7. Moss25%
  8. Forest green24%
  9. Indigo23%
  10. Charcoal22%
  11. Grass green22%
  12. Sage22%
  13. Olive18%
  14. Amber16%
  15. Caramel15%
  16. Sepia15%
  17. Amethyst15%
  18. Snow white14%
  19. Ink black13%
  20. Sand13%
  21. Lime13%
  22. Sunflower12%
  23. Gold12%
  24. Taupe11%
  25. Cream11%
  26. Rust11%
  27. Copper11%
  28. Butter yellow11%
  29. Lavender11%
  30. Lilac11%
  31. Violet11%
  32. Bone white10%
  33. Coral10%
  34. Chocolate10%
  35. Lemon10%
  36. Mustard10%
  37. Neon green10%
  38. Plum10%
  39. Blush9.0%
  40. Dusty rose9.0%
  41. Terracotta9.0%
  42. Salmon8.0%
  43. Tangerine8.0%
  44. Peach8.0%
  45. Mauve8.0%
  46. Aubergine8.0%
  47. Crimson7.0%
  48. Magenta7.0%
  49. Neon purple7.0%
  50. Blood red6.0%
  51. Scarlet6.0%
  52. Bubblegum pink6.0%
  53. Hot pink6.0%
Signature

One color for “a lake”: a perceptual blend of Jev's leading answers.

Character

Four more questions, each answered as a probability over five levels.

Light2.1/4
darkbright
Warmth1.1/4
coldhot
Energy1.0/4
stillwild
Mood2.2/4
somberjoyful

A Lake color palette

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How it works

  1. You type a phrase. A word, a feeling, a place, a memory — anything up to 60 characters, in any language.
  2. Jev answers 67 questions at once. Jev is a “System One” model from TypeSafe AI. It doesn't write sentences; it returns calibrated probabilities. For each of 63 named colors it tells us how likely that color belongs to your phrase, and it rates the phrase on light, warmth, energy and mood.
  3. We paint the probabilities. The strongest colors get the most room; the motion follows the energy score; the text flips dark on bright fields. Every number on the page is Jev's raw answer. Nothing is hand-picked.