What color is

checkmate

Ink black 49%

What color is checkmate? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “checkmate” is most likely Ink black (49%), followed by Charcoal (34%) and Midnight (31%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, cool, lively and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Ink black49%
  2. Charcoal34%
  3. Midnight31%
  4. Blood red25%
  5. Snow white22%
  6. Crimson19%
  7. Slate gray18%
  8. Scarlet18%
  9. Sepia16%
  10. Navy16%
All 63 colors
  1. Silver15%
  2. Chocolate15%
  3. Gold15%
  4. Aubergine15%
  5. Rust14%
  6. Indigo14%
  7. Caramel13%
  8. Cobalt13%
  9. Bone white12%
  10. Amber12%
  11. Terracotta12%
  12. Steel blue12%
  13. Sand11%
  14. Cream11%
  15. Forest green11%
  16. Amethyst11%
  17. Violet11%
  18. Plum11%
  19. Copper10%
  20. Moss10%
  21. Emerald10%
  22. Ice blue10%
  23. Cornflower10%
  24. Electric blue10%
  25. Neon purple10%
  26. Coral9.0%
  27. Tangerine9.0%
  28. Mustard9.0%
  29. Grass green9.0%
  30. Sky blue9.0%
  31. Taupe8.0%
  32. Blush8.0%
  33. Magenta8.0%
  34. Sunflower8.0%
  35. Neon green8.0%
  36. Sage8.0%
  37. Olive8.0%
  38. Teal8.0%
  39. Powder blue8.0%
  40. Lavender8.0%
  41. Lilac8.0%
  42. Salmon7.0%
  43. Dusty rose7.0%
  44. Lemon7.0%
  45. Butter yellow7.0%
  46. Mint7.0%
  47. Aqua7.0%
  48. Mauve7.0%
  49. Bubblegum pink6.0%
  50. Hot pink6.0%
  51. Peach6.0%
  52. Lime6.0%
  53. Turquoise6.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light0.8/4
darkbright
Warmth1.2/4
coldhot
Energy2.9/4
stillwild
Mood2.5/4
somberjoyful

Checkmate color palette

Feels like

a mastermindInk black 46%streetwearInk black 60%licoriceInk black 62%caviarInk black 62%entropyInk black 33%heavy metalInk black 78%

More sports & games

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skateboardingInk black 32%chessInk black 56%the game of goInk black 70%last placeCharcoal 26%fencingSilver 46%mahjongBone white 44%figure skatingIce blue 85%volleyballSnow white 44%table tennisSnow white 38%balletSnow white 65%karateSnow white 49%judoSnow white 39%

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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.