What color is

a vinyl record

Ink black 74% · Sepia 48% · Charcoal 45%

What color is a vinyl record? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “a vinyl record” is most likely Ink black (74%), followed by Sepia (48%) and Charcoal (45%). It answered yes to 1 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 vinyl record”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 1.

  1. Ink black74%
  2. Sepia48%
  3. Charcoal45%
  4. Chocolate33%
  5. Midnight32%
  6. Caramel26%
  7. Amber23%
  8. Slate gray21%
  9. Blood red19%
  10. Taupe18%
All 63 colors
  1. Crimson18%
  2. Gold18%
  3. Cream17%
  4. Terracotta17%
  5. Copper17%
  6. Bone white16%
  7. Sand16%
  8. Rust16%
  9. Navy16%
  10. Aubergine16%
  11. Silver15%
  12. Scarlet15%
  13. Mustard15%
  14. Indigo15%
  15. Dusty rose14%
  16. Cobalt14%
  17. Violet14%
  18. Bubblegum pink13%
  19. Magenta13%
  20. Sunflower13%
  21. Forest green13%
  22. Neon purple13%
  23. Plum13%
  24. Tangerine12%
  25. Butter yellow12%
  26. Snow white11%
  27. Blush11%
  28. Hot pink11%
  29. Moss11%
  30. Electric blue11%
  31. Steel blue11%
  32. Coral10%
  33. Lemon10%
  34. Sage10%
  35. Olive10%
  36. Teal10%
  37. Ice blue10%
  38. Powder blue10%
  39. Sky blue10%
  40. Cornflower10%
  41. Lavender10%
  42. Salmon9.0%
  43. Turquoise9.0%
  44. Lilac9.0%
  45. Mauve9.0%
  46. Amethyst9.0%
  47. Peach8.0%
  48. Neon green8.0%
  49. Grass green8.0%
  50. Mint8.0%
  51. Emerald8.0%
  52. Lime7.0%
  53. Aqua7.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light0.9/4
darkbright
Warmth2.8/4
coldhot
Energy1.1/4
stillwild
Mood2.4/4
somberjoyful

A Vinyl Record 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.