What color is

old books

Sepia 88% · Cream 79% · Caramel 76%

What color is old books? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “old books” is most likely Sepia (88%), followed by Cream (79%) and Caramel (76%). It answered yes to 14 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, warm, calm and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “old books”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 14.

  1. Sepia88%
  2. Cream79%
  3. Caramel76%
  4. Bone white74%
  5. Sand74%
  6. Amber65%
  7. Chocolate64%
  8. Taupe63%
  9. Mustard60%
  10. Butter yellow59%
All 63 colors
  1. Copper56%
  2. Gold56%
  3. Ink black54%
  4. Rust54%
  5. Terracotta47%
  6. Moss39%
  7. Olive38%
  8. Charcoal31%
  9. Forest green31%
  10. Dusty rose30%
  11. Peach29%
  12. Midnight29%
  13. Sage26%
  14. Slate gray24%
  15. Blood red24%
  16. Tangerine24%
  17. Sunflower23%
  18. Indigo23%
  19. Aubergine23%
  20. Crimson22%
  21. Navy22%
  22. Plum22%
  23. Lemon21%
  24. Silver17%
  25. Mauve17%
  26. Blush16%
  27. Scarlet15%
  28. Coral15%
  29. Grass green15%
  30. Emerald15%
  31. Lavender15%
  32. Amethyst15%
  33. Snow white14%
  34. Salmon14%
  35. Cobalt14%
  36. Steel blue14%
  37. Lilac14%
  38. Violet13%
  39. Teal12%
  40. Powder blue12%
  41. Cornflower12%
  42. Sky blue11%
  43. Magenta10%
  44. Mint10%
  45. Ice blue10%
  46. Lime9.0%
  47. Bubblegum pink8.0%
  48. Aqua8.0%
  49. Turquoise8.0%
  50. Electric blue7.0%
  51. Neon purple7.0%
  52. Hot pink6.0%
  53. Neon green5.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.1/4
darkbright
Warmth2.9/4
coldhot
Energy1.0/4
stillwild
Mood2.3/4
somberjoyful

Old Books 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.