What color is

shanghai

Sepia 32%

What color is shanghai? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “shanghai” is most likely Sepia (32%), followed by Blood red (28%) and Gold (27%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, lively and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Sepia32%
  2. Blood red28%
  3. Gold27%
  4. Ink black26%
  5. Midnight23%
  6. Sky blue22%
  7. Charcoal20%
  8. Scarlet20%
  9. Amber20%
  10. Sand19%
All 63 colors
  1. Crimson19%
  2. Steel blue19%
  3. Navy19%
  4. Slate gray17%
  5. Silver17%
  6. Caramel17%
  7. Electric blue17%
  8. Cobalt17%
  9. Snow white16%
  10. Tangerine15%
  11. Terracotta15%
  12. Sunflower15%
  13. Ice blue15%
  14. Copper14%
  15. Mustard14%
  16. Neon purple14%
  17. Indigo14%
  18. Bone white13%
  19. Cream13%
  20. Rust13%
  21. Chocolate13%
  22. Butter yellow13%
  23. Aqua13%
  24. Teal13%
  25. Powder blue13%
  26. Cornflower13%
  27. Aubergine13%
  28. Taupe12%
  29. Magenta12%
  30. Lemon12%
  31. Grass green12%
  32. Emerald12%
  33. Forest green12%
  34. Turquoise12%
  35. Plum12%
  36. Coral11%
  37. Blush11%
  38. Dusty rose11%
  39. Bubblegum pink11%
  40. Hot pink11%
  41. Peach11%
  42. Moss11%
  43. Mint10%
  44. Sage10%
  45. Amethyst10%
  46. Violet10%
  47. Salmon9.0%
  48. Neon green9.0%
  49. Olive9.0%
  50. Lavender9.0%
  51. Lilac9.0%
  52. Mauve9.0%
  53. Lime8.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.0/4
darkbright
Warmth2.1/4
coldhot
Energy2.8/4
stillwild
Mood1.9/4
somberjoyful

Shanghai 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.