What color is

contempt

Ink black 41%

What color is contempt? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “contempt” is most likely Ink black (41%), followed by Charcoal (38%) and Slate gray (36%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, icy, lively and melancholic.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Ink black41%
  2. Charcoal38%
  3. Slate gray36%
  4. Blood red29%
  5. Midnight29%
  6. Crimson25%
  7. Scarlet23%
  8. Rust22%
  9. Indigo21%
  10. Aubergine20%
All 63 colors
  1. Sepia18%
  2. Navy18%
  3. Plum18%
  4. Ice blue17%
  5. Violet17%
  6. Terracotta16%
  7. Cobalt16%
  8. Steel blue16%
  9. Silver15%
  10. Chocolate15%
  11. Taupe14%
  12. Amber14%
  13. Mustard14%
  14. Neon purple14%
  15. Magenta13%
  16. Copper13%
  17. Moss13%
  18. Forest green13%
  19. Tangerine12%
  20. Caramel12%
  21. Olive12%
  22. Amethyst12%
  23. Bone white11%
  24. Snow white11%
  25. Sand11%
  26. Coral11%
  27. Dusty rose11%
  28. Teal11%
  29. Electric blue11%
  30. Salmon10%
  31. Lemon10%
  32. Gold10%
  33. Butter yellow10%
  34. Neon green10%
  35. Grass green10%
  36. Emerald10%
  37. Lavender10%
  38. Lilac10%
  39. Mauve10%
  40. Blush9.0%
  41. Sunflower9.0%
  42. Sage9.0%
  43. Powder blue9.0%
  44. Sky blue9.0%
  45. Cornflower9.0%
  46. Cream8.0%
  47. Hot pink8.0%
  48. Lime8.0%
  49. Aqua8.0%
  50. Turquoise8.0%
  51. Bubblegum pink7.0%
  52. Peach7.0%
  53. Mint7.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light0.7/4
darkbright
Warmth0.2/4
coldhot
Energy2.9/4
stillwild
Mood1.1/4
somberjoyful

Contempt color palette

Feels like

film noirInk black 86%gothicInk black 87%paranoiaInk black 47%dreadInk black 70%cowardiceInk black 31%miseryInk black 65%

More emotions

All emotions →
griefInk black 75%dreadInk black 70%despairInk black 75%pessimismInk black 72%sorrowInk black 64%helplessnessInk black 52%hopelessnessInk black 74%mourningInk black 87%miseryInk black 65%paranoiaInk black 47%self-doubtCharcoal 52%gloomCharcoal 79%

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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.