What color is

sorrow

Ink black 64% · Slate gray 63% · Midnight 63%

What color is sorrow? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “sorrow” is most likely Ink black (64%), followed by Slate gray (63%) and Midnight (63%). It answered yes to 5 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, cool, calm and grief-stricken.

Jev's answer

We asked Jev 63 yes-or-no questions: does this color belong to “sorrow”? These are the probabilities it answered yes. It said yes to 5.

  1. Ink black64%
  2. Slate gray63%
  3. Midnight63%
  4. Charcoal60%
  5. Indigo54%
  6. Navy50%
  7. Sepia44%
  8. Cobalt44%
  9. Steel blue40%
  10. Ice blue39%
All 63 colors
  1. Plum39%
  2. Aubergine38%
  3. Sky blue31%
  4. Violet31%
  5. Amethyst30%
  6. Silver27%
  7. Cornflower27%
  8. Chocolate24%
  9. Powder blue24%
  10. Lilac24%
  11. Blood red23%
  12. Rust23%
  13. Lavender22%
  14. Mauve22%
  15. Taupe21%
  16. Crimson21%
  17. Dusty rose21%
  18. Electric blue18%
  19. Moss17%
  20. Forest green17%
  21. Teal16%
  22. Bone white15%
  23. Snow white15%
  24. Scarlet15%
  25. Terracotta15%
  26. Caramel15%
  27. Sage15%
  28. Sand13%
  29. Copper13%
  30. Olive13%
  31. Blush12%
  32. Magenta12%
  33. Amber12%
  34. Emerald12%
  35. Aqua12%
  36. Neon purple12%
  37. Cream11%
  38. Coral11%
  39. Salmon11%
  40. Mustard11%
  41. Turquoise11%
  42. Gold10%
  43. Grass green10%
  44. Mint9.0%
  45. Tangerine8.0%
  46. Peach8.0%
  47. Butter yellow8.0%
  48. Bubblegum pink7.0%
  49. Lemon7.0%
  50. Sunflower7.0%
  51. Hot pink6.0%
  52. Lime6.0%
  53. Neon green4.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light0.7/4
darkbright
Warmth0.5/4
coldhot
Energy1.2/4
stillwild
Mood0.2/4
somberjoyful

Sorrow color palette

Feels like

pessimismInk black 72%mourningInk black 87%helplessnessInk black 52%griefInk black 75%a funeralInk black 89%hopelessnessInk black 74%

More emotions

All emotions →
griefInk black 75%dreadInk black 70%despairInk black 75%pessimismInk black 72%helplessnessInk black 52%hopelessnessInk black 74%mourningInk black 87%miseryInk black 65%paranoiaInk black 47%contemptInk black 41%self-doubtCharcoal 52%gloomCharcoal 79%

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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.