What color is

a printer jam

Ink black 37%

What color is a printer jam? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “a printer jam” is most likely Ink black (37%), followed by Snow white (26%) and Amber (24%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, lively and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “a printer jam”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 0.

  1. Ink black37%
  2. Snow white26%
  3. Amber24%
  4. Charcoal18%
  5. Slate gray16%
  6. Scarlet16%
  7. Silver15%
  8. Blood red15%
  9. Crimson12%
  10. Cream11%
All 63 colors
  1. Magenta11%
  2. Bone white10%
  3. Rust10%
  4. Sepia9.0%
  5. Steel blue9.0%
  6. Midnight9.0%
  7. Taupe8.0%
  8. Sand8.0%
  9. Tangerine8.0%
  10. Caramel8.0%
  11. Chocolate8.0%
  12. Butter yellow8.0%
  13. Moss8.0%
  14. Ice blue8.0%
  15. Powder blue8.0%
  16. Electric blue8.0%
  17. Cobalt8.0%
  18. Navy8.0%
  19. Terracotta7.0%
  20. Copper7.0%
  21. Lemon7.0%
  22. Mustard7.0%
  23. Grass green7.0%
  24. Forest green7.0%
  25. Teal7.0%
  26. Sky blue7.0%
  27. Coral6.0%
  28. Salmon6.0%
  29. Dusty rose6.0%
  30. Bubblegum pink6.0%
  31. Peach6.0%
  32. Sunflower6.0%
  33. Gold6.0%
  34. Neon green6.0%
  35. Lime6.0%
  36. Mint6.0%
  37. Sage6.0%
  38. Olive6.0%
  39. Emerald6.0%
  40. Aqua6.0%
  41. Turquoise6.0%
  42. Cornflower6.0%
  43. Violet6.0%
  44. Neon purple6.0%
  45. Indigo6.0%
  46. Aubergine6.0%
  47. Blush5.0%
  48. Hot pink5.0%
  49. Lavender5.0%
  50. Lilac5.0%
  51. Amethyst5.0%
  52. Plum5.0%
  53. Mauve4.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.6/4
darkbright
Warmth1.6/4
coldhot
Energy2.5/4
stillwild
Mood1.8/4
somberjoyful

A Printer Jam 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.