What color is

cinco de mayo

Terracotta 27%

What color is cinco de mayo? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “cinco de mayo” is most likely Terracotta (27%), followed by Amber (25%) and Scarlet (24%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as bright, warm, lively and pleasant.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Terracotta27%
  2. Amber25%
  3. Scarlet24%
  4. Gold24%
  5. Sunflower23%
  6. Grass green23%
  7. Blood red22%
  8. Crimson22%
  9. Tangerine20%
  10. Rust19%
All 63 colors
  1. Caramel19%
  2. Lemon18%
  3. Copper17%
  4. Turquoise17%
  5. Sky blue17%
  6. Cobalt17%
  7. Coral16%
  8. Mustard16%
  9. Lime16%
  10. Emerald16%
  11. Sand15%
  12. Sepia15%
  13. Butter yellow15%
  14. Forest green15%
  15. Snow white14%
  16. Cream14%
  17. Olive14%
  18. Moss14%
  19. Cornflower14%
  20. Bone white13%
  21. Magenta13%
  22. Chocolate13%
  23. Sage13%
  24. Powder blue13%
  25. Navy13%
  26. Salmon12%
  27. Blush12%
  28. Hot pink12%
  29. Mint12%
  30. Electric blue12%
  31. Steel blue12%
  32. Midnight12%
  33. Amethyst12%
  34. Violet12%
  35. Indigo12%
  36. Ink black11%
  37. Silver11%
  38. Dusty rose11%
  39. Bubblegum pink11%
  40. Peach11%
  41. Aqua11%
  42. Teal11%
  43. Ice blue11%
  44. Plum11%
  45. Neon green10%
  46. Lavender10%
  47. Lilac10%
  48. Neon purple10%
  49. Charcoal9.0%
  50. Slate gray9.0%
  51. Taupe9.0%
  52. Mauve9.0%
  53. Aubergine9.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.9/4
darkbright
Warmth3.0/4
coldhot
Energy2.9/4
stillwild
Mood3.3/4
somberjoyful

Cinco De Mayo color palette

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  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.