What color is

a retro video game

Neon purple 61% · Neon green 51% · Sepia 42%

What color is a retro video game? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “a retro video game” is most likely Neon purple (61%), followed by Neon green (51%) and Sepia (42%). It answered yes to 2 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, warm, steady and pleasant.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “a retro video game”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 2.

  1. Neon purple61%
  2. Neon green51%
  3. Sepia42%
  4. Electric blue42%
  5. Violet36%
  6. Bubblegum pink35%
  7. Amber33%
  8. Ink black31%
  9. Midnight31%
  10. Hot pink29%
All 63 colors
  1. Magenta29%
  2. Charcoal27%
  3. Mustard26%
  4. Turquoise26%
  5. Cream24%
  6. Tangerine24%
  7. Rust24%
  8. Caramel24%
  9. Grass green24%
  10. Aqua24%
  11. Sky blue24%
  12. Sunflower23%
  13. Steel blue23%
  14. Amethyst23%
  15. Slate gray22%
  16. Silver22%
  17. Blood red22%
  18. Gold22%
  19. Cobalt22%
  20. Indigo22%
  21. Crimson21%
  22. Scarlet21%
  23. Copper21%
  24. Forest green21%
  25. Ice blue21%
  26. Cornflower21%
  27. Lilac21%
  28. Dusty rose20%
  29. Butter yellow20%
  30. Lime20%
  31. Teal20%
  32. Powder blue20%
  33. Navy20%
  34. Bone white19%
  35. Sand19%
  36. Terracotta19%
  37. Lemon19%
  38. Moss19%
  39. Lavender19%
  40. Mauve19%
  41. Chocolate18%
  42. Olive18%
  43. Emerald18%
  44. Plum18%
  45. Snow white17%
  46. Coral17%
  47. Aubergine17%
  48. Taupe16%
  49. Mint16%
  50. Blush15%
  51. Salmon14%
  52. Peach14%
  53. Sage14%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.3/4
darkbright
Warmth2.7/4
coldhot
Energy2.4/4
stillwild
Mood2.8/4
somberjoyful

A Retro Video Game 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.