What color is

obon

Snow white 42%

What color is obon? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “obon” is most likely Snow white (42%), followed by Bone white (34%) and Midnight (34%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, calm and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Snow white42%
  2. Bone white34%
  3. Midnight34%
  4. Sepia33%
  5. Ink black25%
  6. Ice blue25%
  7. Tangerine24%
  8. Amber24%
  9. Charcoal23%
  10. Cream23%
All 63 colors
  1. Sand22%
  2. Gold22%
  3. Indigo22%
  4. Moss21%
  5. Silver20%
  6. Sage20%
  7. Lavender20%
  8. Slate gray19%
  9. Caramel19%
  10. Sunflower19%
  11. Sky blue18%
  12. Amethyst18%
  13. Aubergine18%
  14. Taupe17%
  15. Terracotta17%
  16. Rust17%
  17. Butter yellow17%
  18. Grass green17%
  19. Forest green17%
  20. Navy17%
  21. Scarlet16%
  22. Copper16%
  23. Mustard16%
  24. Lilac16%
  25. Violet16%
  26. Blood red15%
  27. Blush15%
  28. Peach15%
  29. Lemon15%
  30. Powder blue15%
  31. Plum15%
  32. Crimson14%
  33. Coral14%
  34. Cornflower14%
  35. Steel blue14%
  36. Salmon13%
  37. Dusty rose13%
  38. Aqua13%
  39. Cobalt13%
  40. Mauve13%
  41. Chocolate12%
  42. Mint12%
  43. Olive11%
  44. Emerald11%
  45. Turquoise11%
  46. Teal11%
  47. Neon purple11%
  48. Electric blue10%
  49. Magenta9.0%
  50. Lime9.0%
  51. Bubblegum pink8.0%
  52. Hot pink7.0%
  53. Neon green6.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.5/4
darkbright
Warmth2.4/4
coldhot
Energy1.3/4
stillwild
Mood1.7/4
somberjoyful

Obon color palette

Feels like

surrenderSnow white 43%naivetySnow white 63%honestySnow white 59%sinceritySnow white 58%truthSnow white 57%a spreadsheetSnow white 25%

More holidays & celebrations

All holidays & celebrations →
christmasSnow white 85%day of the deadBone white 60%halloweenInk black 80%a surprise partyBubblegum pink 37%a birthday partyBubblegum pink 59%carnivalBubblegum pink 58%a raveNeon purple 83%easterLavender 74%mardi grasViolet 69%a masquerade ballMidnight 67%prom nightMidnight 58%new year's eveMidnight 79%

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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.