What color is

buttercup

Gold 84% · Butter yellow 80% · Sunflower 77%

What color is buttercup? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “buttercup” is most likely Gold (84%), followed by Butter yellow (80%) and Sunflower (77%). It answered yes to 6 of the 63. In character it reads as bright, warm, steady and pleasant.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “buttercup”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 6.

  1. Gold84%
  2. Butter yellow80%
  3. Sunflower77%
  4. Lemon72%
  5. Amber66%
  6. Mustard52%
  7. Cream29%
  8. Grass green27%
  9. Caramel23%
  10. Tangerine20%
All 63 colors
  1. Lime18%
  2. Copper15%
  3. Sand14%
  4. Moss14%
  5. Forest green14%
  6. Blush12%
  7. Sage12%
  8. Peach11%
  9. Sepia10%
  10. Mint10%
  11. Bone white9.0%
  12. Snow white9.0%
  13. Coral9.0%
  14. Rust9.0%
  15. Olive9.0%
  16. Emerald9.0%
  17. Sky blue9.0%
  18. Dusty rose8.0%
  19. Bubblegum pink8.0%
  20. Terracotta8.0%
  21. Powder blue8.0%
  22. Lavender8.0%
  23. Lilac8.0%
  24. Silver7.0%
  25. Taupe7.0%
  26. Crimson7.0%
  27. Salmon7.0%
  28. Neon green7.0%
  29. Ice blue7.0%
  30. Cornflower7.0%
  31. Mauve7.0%
  32. Amethyst7.0%
  33. Violet7.0%
  34. Slate gray6.0%
  35. Scarlet6.0%
  36. Hot pink6.0%
  37. Magenta6.0%
  38. Chocolate6.0%
  39. Aqua6.0%
  40. Turquoise6.0%
  41. Teal6.0%
  42. Cobalt6.0%
  43. Steel blue6.0%
  44. Midnight6.0%
  45. Plum6.0%
  46. Charcoal5.0%
  47. Blood red5.0%
  48. Neon purple5.0%
  49. Indigo5.0%
  50. Ink black4.0%
  51. Electric blue4.0%
  52. Navy4.0%
  53. Aubergine4.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light3.0/4
darkbright
Warmth3.0/4
coldhot
Energy1.9/4
stillwild
Mood3.0/4
somberjoyful

Buttercup color palette

Feels like

the sunGold 84%golden hourGold 91%fulfillmentGold 46%sunriseGold 80%gratitudeGold 45%generosityGold 57%

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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.