What color is

an old photograph

Sepia 88% · Cream 74% · Caramel 70%

What color is an old photograph? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “an old photograph” is most likely Sepia (88%), followed by Cream (74%) and Caramel (70%). It answered yes to 13 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, warm, calm and melancholic.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “an old photograph”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 13.

  1. Sepia88%
  2. Cream74%
  3. Caramel70%
  4. Sand65%
  5. Bone white62%
  6. Amber60%
  7. Taupe59%
  8. Butter yellow57%
  9. Ink black55%
  10. Silver55%
All 63 colors
  1. Copper53%
  2. Mustard52%
  3. Chocolate51%
  4. Dusty rose50%
  5. Rust50%
  6. Slate gray48%
  7. Charcoal45%
  8. Gold45%
  9. Terracotta42%
  10. Snow white28%
  11. Blush27%
  12. Midnight27%
  13. Mauve26%
  14. Tangerine25%
  15. Peach25%
  16. Moss23%
  17. Steel blue23%
  18. Navy23%
  19. Sunflower22%
  20. Olive22%
  21. Ice blue20%
  22. Powder blue20%
  23. Lavender20%
  24. Indigo20%
  25. Blood red19%
  26. Lemon19%
  27. Forest green19%
  28. Sky blue19%
  29. Aubergine19%
  30. Crimson18%
  31. Sage18%
  32. Cobalt18%
  33. Plum18%
  34. Coral17%
  35. Salmon17%
  36. Lilac17%
  37. Grass green15%
  38. Cornflower15%
  39. Scarlet14%
  40. Teal14%
  41. Amethyst14%
  42. Violet13%
  43. Magenta12%
  44. Bubblegum pink11%
  45. Emerald11%
  46. Mint10%
  47. Aqua10%
  48. Turquoise10%
  49. Electric blue10%
  50. Hot pink8.0%
  51. Lime8.0%
  52. Neon purple8.0%
  53. Neon green5.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.2/4
darkbright
Warmth2.9/4
coldhot
Energy0.6/4
stillwild
Mood1.4/4
somberjoyful

An Old Photograph color palette

Feels like

nostalgiaSepia 90%grandma's kitchenSepia 70%grandmacoreSepia 78%the 1950sSepia 61%sentimentalitySepia 80%vintage americanaSepia 79%

More everyday moments

All everyday moments →
grandma's kitchenSepia 70%a librarySepia 55%a long goodbyeSepia 50%retirementSepia 49%a bookstoreSepia 45%a flea marketSepia 40%a barbershopSepia 32%a museumSepia 43%a small townSepia 45%a garage saleSepia 26%a postcardSepia 56%a diarySepia 65%

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.