What color is

sisu

Blood red 33%

What color is sisu? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “sisu” is most likely Blood red (33%), followed by Ice blue (29%) and Charcoal (28%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, lively and pleasant.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Blood red33%
  2. Ice blue29%
  3. Charcoal28%
  4. Midnight28%
  5. Snow white26%
  6. Gold26%
  7. Slate gray25%
  8. Rust25%
  9. Forest green25%
  10. Ink black24%
All 63 colors
  1. Sepia23%
  2. Steel blue23%
  3. Moss22%
  4. Silver21%
  5. Scarlet21%
  6. Navy21%
  7. Terracotta20%
  8. Sand19%
  9. Crimson19%
  10. Caramel19%
  11. Olive18%
  12. Amber17%
  13. Chocolate17%
  14. Grass green17%
  15. Sage17%
  16. Cobalt17%
  17. Taupe16%
  18. Sunflower16%
  19. Indigo16%
  20. Bone white15%
  21. Copper15%
  22. Mustard15%
  23. Tangerine14%
  24. Sky blue14%
  25. Cream13%
  26. Emerald13%
  27. Aubergine13%
  28. Teal12%
  29. Cornflower12%
  30. Amethyst12%
  31. Blush11%
  32. Dusty rose11%
  33. Lemon11%
  34. Butter yellow11%
  35. Turquoise11%
  36. Powder blue11%
  37. Electric blue11%
  38. Violet11%
  39. Plum11%
  40. Coral10%
  41. Salmon10%
  42. Lavender10%
  43. Lime9.0%
  44. Mint9.0%
  45. Aqua9.0%
  46. Lilac9.0%
  47. Mauve9.0%
  48. Neon purple9.0%
  49. Hot pink8.0%
  50. Magenta8.0%
  51. Peach8.0%
  52. Neon green8.0%
  53. Bubblegum pink7.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.9/4
darkbright
Warmth1.7/4
coldhot
Energy2.9/4
stillwild
Mood2.8/4
somberjoyful

Sisu color palette

Feels like

operaBlood red 44%schadenfreudeBlood red 33%hong kongBlood red 31%resentmentBlood red 60%vulnerabilityBlood red 48%deadlineBlood red 50%

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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.