What color is

a vhs tape

Sepia 47% · Ink black 45%

What color is a vhs tape? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “a vhs tape” is most likely Sepia (47%), followed by Ink black (45%) and Charcoal (26%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, warm, calm and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Sepia47%
  2. Ink black45%
  3. Charcoal26%
  4. Neon purple25%
  5. Midnight23%
  6. Cream22%
  7. Caramel22%
  8. Slate gray21%
  9. Silver21%
  10. Blood red20%
All 63 colors
  1. Taupe19%
  2. Amber19%
  3. Rust19%
  4. Sand18%
  5. Mustard17%
  6. Neon green17%
  7. Bone white16%
  8. Snow white16%
  9. Chocolate16%
  10. Cobalt15%
  11. Dusty rose14%
  12. Magenta14%
  13. Terracotta14%
  14. Butter yellow14%
  15. Electric blue14%
  16. Steel blue14%
  17. Navy14%
  18. Scarlet13%
  19. Bubblegum pink13%
  20. Copper13%
  21. Powder blue13%
  22. Crimson12%
  23. Sunflower12%
  24. Gold12%
  25. Moss12%
  26. Forest green12%
  27. Teal12%
  28. Ice blue12%
  29. Sky blue12%
  30. Cornflower12%
  31. Violet12%
  32. Indigo12%
  33. Blush11%
  34. Hot pink11%
  35. Tangerine11%
  36. Lemon11%
  37. Aubergine11%
  38. Peach10%
  39. Grass green10%
  40. Sage10%
  41. Olive10%
  42. Aqua10%
  43. Turquoise10%
  44. Mauve10%
  45. Plum10%
  46. Coral9.0%
  47. Mint9.0%
  48. Lavender9.0%
  49. Lilac9.0%
  50. Amethyst9.0%
  51. Salmon8.0%
  52. Lime8.0%
  53. Emerald8.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.1/4
darkbright
Warmth2.7/4
coldhot
Energy1.0/4
stillwild
Mood2.0/4
somberjoyful

A Vhs Tape color palette

Feels like

a bookwormSepia 42%lo-fiSepia 60%a librarySepia 55%an old soulSepia 72%timeSepia 45%saudadeSepia 61%

More tech & internet

All tech & internet →
dial-up internetSepia 42%a cassette tapeSepia 46%a floppy diskSepia 30%a circuit boardCopper 58%a polaroid photoCream 55%an emojiSunflower 38%bitcoinGold 39%a notificationScarlet 36%a firewallScarlet 31%a 404 errorScarlet 21%a crypto crashBlood red 74%a smartphone at 2% batteryBlood red 57%

Browse the atlas

Emotions149 wordsPersonality60 wordsNature & Weather102 wordsSeasons & Time40 wordsHolidays & Celebrations50 wordsCountries102 wordsCities113 wordsAesthetics & Styles84 wordsEras & Decades30 wordsFood & Drink191 wordsAnimals125 wordsFlowers & Plants68 wordsGems & Materials76 wordsMusic & Sound87 wordsBig Ideas128 wordsEveryday Moments129 wordsMyth & Fantasy83 wordsSpace44 wordsZodiac & Mystic75 wordsNames137 wordsLetters & Numbers39 wordsSports & Games50 wordsJobs82 wordsUntranslatable Words45 wordsTech & Internet72 wordsSenses55 words

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.