What color is

petrichor

Moss 53% · Grass green 49% · Forest green 48%

What color is petrichor? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “petrichor” is most likely Moss (53%), followed by Grass green (49%) and Forest green (48%). It answered yes to 1 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, cool, calm and pleasant.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Moss53%
  2. Grass green49%
  3. Forest green48%
  4. Terracotta46%
  5. Sage44%
  6. Chocolate43%
  7. Slate gray40%
  8. Sepia40%
  9. Taupe36%
  10. Aqua33%
All 63 colors
  1. Sky blue31%
  2. Midnight31%
  3. Charcoal30%
  4. Steel blue28%
  5. Rust27%
  6. Olive27%
  7. Emerald26%
  8. Powder blue26%
  9. Caramel24%
  10. Mint24%
  11. Ice blue24%
  12. Teal23%
  13. Sand22%
  14. Navy21%
  15. Indigo21%
  16. Ink black19%
  17. Cobalt18%
  18. Silver17%
  19. Cornflower17%
  20. Amethyst17%
  21. Turquoise16%
  22. Lilac16%
  23. Bone white15%
  24. Cream15%
  25. Amber15%
  26. Lavender15%
  27. Plum15%
  28. Dusty rose14%
  29. Copper14%
  30. Lime14%
  31. Electric blue14%
  32. Mauve13%
  33. Violet13%
  34. Aubergine13%
  35. Gold12%
  36. Snow white11%
  37. Blush11%
  38. Mustard11%
  39. Butter yellow11%
  40. Coral10%
  41. Peach10%
  42. Sunflower10%
  43. Neon purple10%
  44. Crimson9.0%
  45. Salmon9.0%
  46. Tangerine9.0%
  47. Lemon9.0%
  48. Scarlet8.0%
  49. Magenta8.0%
  50. Blood red7.0%
  51. Neon green7.0%
  52. Bubblegum pink6.0%
  53. Hot pink6.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.3/4
darkbright
Warmth1.2/4
coldhot
Energy1.0/4
stillwild
Mood2.9/4
somberjoyful

Petrichor color palette

Feels like

the scottish highlandsMoss 68%a mossy forestMoss 85%snailMoss 35%gorpcoreOlive 77%oliveOlive 90%a soldierOlive 78%

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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.