What color is

new book smell

Ink black 37%

What color is new book smell? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “new book smell” is most likely Ink black (37%), followed by Caramel (37%) and Bone white (35%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as bright, temperate, calm and pleasant.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Ink black37%
  2. Caramel37%
  3. Bone white35%
  4. Cream31%
  5. Sand28%
  6. Amber28%
  7. Snow white25%
  8. Sepia25%
  9. Butter yellow25%
  10. Gold21%
All 63 colors
  1. Copper19%
  2. Taupe17%
  3. Chocolate17%
  4. Lemon17%
  5. Mustard17%
  6. Terracotta16%
  7. Sunflower15%
  8. Moss15%
  9. Rust14%
  10. Sage14%
  11. Charcoal13%
  12. Dusty rose13%
  13. Peach13%
  14. Mint13%
  15. Forest green13%
  16. Ice blue13%
  17. Indigo13%
  18. Slate gray12%
  19. Blush12%
  20. Tangerine12%
  21. Powder blue12%
  22. Sky blue12%
  23. Steel blue12%
  24. Silver11%
  25. Grass green11%
  26. Emerald11%
  27. Cornflower11%
  28. Cobalt11%
  29. Navy11%
  30. Midnight11%
  31. Lavender11%
  32. Plum11%
  33. Blood red10%
  34. Crimson10%
  35. Coral10%
  36. Salmon10%
  37. Bubblegum pink10%
  38. Lime10%
  39. Olive10%
  40. Teal10%
  41. Electric blue10%
  42. Lilac10%
  43. Amethyst10%
  44. Aubergine10%
  45. Scarlet9.0%
  46. Aqua9.0%
  47. Turquoise9.0%
  48. Mauve9.0%
  49. Violet9.0%
  50. Hot pink8.0%
  51. Magenta8.0%
  52. Neon green8.0%
  53. Neon purple8.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.7/4
darkbright
Warmth2.3/4
coldhot
Energy1.5/4
stillwild
Mood3.0/4
somberjoyful

New Book Smell 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.