What color is

samba

Gold 41%

What color is samba? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “samba” is most likely Gold (41%), followed by Sunflower (38%) and Scarlet (36%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as bright, warm, lively and pleasant.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Gold41%
  2. Sunflower38%
  3. Scarlet36%
  4. Tangerine35%
  5. Amber34%
  6. Grass green31%
  7. Crimson29%
  8. Terracotta29%
  9. Blood red27%
  10. Coral26%
All 63 colors
  1. Caramel25%
  2. Hot pink23%
  3. Copper23%
  4. Emerald23%
  5. Rust21%
  6. Sepia21%
  7. Lemon21%
  8. Mustard21%
  9. Lime21%
  10. Turquoise21%
  11. Sand20%
  12. Bubblegum pink19%
  13. Butter yellow19%
  14. Magenta18%
  15. Forest green18%
  16. Sky blue18%
  17. Salmon17%
  18. Peach17%
  19. Amethyst17%
  20. Violet17%
  21. Neon purple17%
  22. Chocolate16%
  23. Aqua16%
  24. Midnight16%
  25. Snow white15%
  26. Blush15%
  27. Neon green15%
  28. Indigo15%
  29. Ink black14%
  30. Cream14%
  31. Teal14%
  32. Electric blue14%
  33. Plum14%
  34. Dusty rose13%
  35. Moss13%
  36. Powder blue13%
  37. Cobalt13%
  38. Navy13%
  39. Aubergine13%
  40. Charcoal12%
  41. Mint12%
  42. Olive12%
  43. Ice blue12%
  44. Cornflower12%
  45. Silver11%
  46. Bone white11%
  47. Sage11%
  48. Steel blue11%
  49. Lavender11%
  50. Lilac11%
  51. Mauve10%
  52. Slate gray9.0%
  53. Taupe9.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light3.0/4
darkbright
Warmth3.3/4
coldhot
Energy3.0/4
stillwild
Mood3.5/4
somberjoyful

Samba 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.