What color is

cardboard

Caramel 55% · Sand 50% · Sepia 43%

What color is cardboard? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “cardboard” is most likely Caramel (55%), followed by Sand (50%) and Sepia (43%). It answered yes to 1 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, calm and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “cardboard”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 1.

  1. Caramel55%
  2. Sand50%
  3. Sepia43%
  4. Taupe35%
  5. Cream35%
  6. Mustard31%
  7. Amber30%
  8. Bone white29%
  9. Terracotta25%
  10. Chocolate25%
All 63 colors
  1. Rust24%
  2. Butter yellow21%
  3. Tangerine18%
  4. Copper18%
  5. Gold15%
  6. Charcoal14%
  7. Slate gray13%
  8. Snow white13%
  9. Peach13%
  10. Sunflower13%
  11. Moss12%
  12. Ink black11%
  13. Olive11%
  14. Silver10%
  15. Lemon10%
  16. Sage10%
  17. Forest green9.0%
  18. Blood red8.0%
  19. Coral8.0%
  20. Salmon8.0%
  21. Dusty rose8.0%
  22. Grass green8.0%
  23. Midnight8.0%
  24. Crimson7.0%
  25. Scarlet7.0%
  26. Blush7.0%
  27. Ice blue7.0%
  28. Steel blue7.0%
  29. Magenta6.0%
  30. Lime6.0%
  31. Mint6.0%
  32. Emerald6.0%
  33. Teal6.0%
  34. Powder blue6.0%
  35. Sky blue6.0%
  36. Cornflower6.0%
  37. Cobalt6.0%
  38. Navy6.0%
  39. Indigo6.0%
  40. Plum6.0%
  41. Aubergine6.0%
  42. Bubblegum pink5.0%
  43. Hot pink5.0%
  44. Neon green5.0%
  45. Aqua5.0%
  46. Turquoise5.0%
  47. Electric blue5.0%
  48. Lavender5.0%
  49. Lilac5.0%
  50. Mauve5.0%
  51. Amethyst5.0%
  52. Violet5.0%
  53. Neon purple5.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.9/4
darkbright
Warmth2.1/4
coldhot
Energy1.1/4
stillwild
Mood2.0/4
somberjoyful

Cardboard color palette

Feels like

giraffeCaramel 48%turkeyCaramel 46%tulumCaramel 40%onionCaramel 36%burritoCaramel 33%chaiCaramel 75%

More gems & materials

All gems & materials →
leatherCaramel 80%woodCaramel 75%corkCaramel 59%corduroyCaramel 37%suedeCaramel 62%furCaramel 54%bronzeCopper 54%copperCopper 92%amberAmber 93%waxAmber 62%silkCream 49%parchmentCream 85%

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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.