What color is

kathmandu

Terracotta 54% · Gold 50% · Caramel 42%

What color is kathmandu? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “kathmandu” is most likely Terracotta (54%), followed by Gold (50%) and Caramel (42%). It answered yes to 1 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, steady and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Terracotta54%
  2. Gold50%
  3. Caramel42%
  4. Sepia38%
  5. Amber37%
  6. Mustard34%
  7. Sand33%
  8. Copper31%
  9. Blood red29%
  10. Rust29%
All 63 colors
  1. Grass green27%
  2. Sunflower25%
  3. Butter yellow24%
  4. Tangerine23%
  5. Forest green23%
  6. Cream22%
  7. Chocolate22%
  8. Moss22%
  9. Sky blue22%
  10. Scarlet20%
  11. Emerald20%
  12. Bone white19%
  13. Snow white19%
  14. Taupe19%
  15. Crimson19%
  16. Olive18%
  17. Turquoise18%
  18. Indigo18%
  19. Charcoal16%
  20. Sage16%
  21. Ink black15%
  22. Slate gray15%
  23. Lemon15%
  24. Powder blue15%
  25. Cobalt15%
  26. Steel blue15%
  27. Midnight15%
  28. Amethyst15%
  29. Aubergine15%
  30. Dusty rose14%
  31. Magenta14%
  32. Peach14%
  33. Teal14%
  34. Cornflower14%
  35. Navy14%
  36. Violet14%
  37. Ice blue13%
  38. Plum13%
  39. Silver12%
  40. Coral12%
  41. Salmon12%
  42. Aqua12%
  43. Lavender12%
  44. Blush11%
  45. Lime11%
  46. Electric blue11%
  47. Lilac11%
  48. Mint10%
  49. Mauve10%
  50. Bubblegum pink9.0%
  51. Neon purple9.0%
  52. Hot pink8.0%
  53. Neon green8.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.4/4
darkbright
Warmth2.2/4
coldhot
Energy1.9/4
stillwild
Mood2.0/4
somberjoyful

Kathmandu color palette

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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.