What color is

obsidian

Ink black 77% · Charcoal 54% · Midnight 54%

What color is obsidian? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “obsidian” is most likely Ink black (77%), followed by Charcoal (54%) and Midnight (54%). It answered yes to 3 of the 63. In character it reads as pitch-dark, cool, calm and melancholic.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “obsidian”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 3.

  1. Ink black77%
  2. Charcoal54%
  3. Midnight54%
  4. Slate gray28%
  5. Indigo23%
  6. Navy20%
  7. Aubergine19%
  8. Chocolate18%
  9. Sepia16%
  10. Violet16%
All 63 colors
  1. Blood red15%
  2. Amethyst13%
  3. Plum13%
  4. Silver11%
  5. Crimson11%
  6. Rust11%
  7. Cobalt11%
  8. Steel blue11%
  9. Moss10%
  10. Forest green10%
  11. Taupe9.0%
  12. Amber9.0%
  13. Terracotta9.0%
  14. Caramel9.0%
  15. Teal9.0%
  16. Neon purple9.0%
  17. Sand8.0%
  18. Copper8.0%
  19. Gold8.0%
  20. Olive8.0%
  21. Ice blue8.0%
  22. Cornflower8.0%
  23. Bone white7.0%
  24. Scarlet7.0%
  25. Coral7.0%
  26. Tangerine7.0%
  27. Sage7.0%
  28. Emerald7.0%
  29. Turquoise7.0%
  30. Electric blue7.0%
  31. Lavender7.0%
  32. Lilac7.0%
  33. Mauve7.0%
  34. Cream6.0%
  35. Dusty rose6.0%
  36. Magenta6.0%
  37. Mustard6.0%
  38. Grass green6.0%
  39. Aqua6.0%
  40. Powder blue6.0%
  41. Sky blue6.0%
  42. Snow white5.0%
  43. Salmon5.0%
  44. Blush5.0%
  45. Peach5.0%
  46. Lemon5.0%
  47. Sunflower5.0%
  48. Butter yellow5.0%
  49. Mint5.0%
  50. Bubblegum pink4.0%
  51. Hot pink4.0%
  52. Neon green4.0%
  53. Lime4.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light0.0/4
darkbright
Warmth0.7/4
coldhot
Energy1.0/4
stillwild
Mood1.4/4
somberjoyful

Obsidian color palette

Feels like

eclipseInk black 80%a black holeInk black 81%deep spaceInk black 82%nothingInk black 46%mourningInk black 87%caviarInk black 62%

More gems & materials

All gems & materials →
onyxInk black 80%rubberInk black 30%smokeCharcoal 66%ashCharcoal 72%concreteSlate gray 70%tweedTaupe 64%holographic foilSilver 65%satinSilver 49%platinumSilver 65%aluminum foilSilver 90%titaniumSilver 73%chromeSilver 83%

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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.