What color is

sour

Lemon 76% · Lime 49%

What color is sour? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “sour” is most likely Lemon (76%), followed by Lime (49%) and Neon green (33%). It answered yes to 1 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, cool, steady and melancholic.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Lemon76%
  2. Lime49%
  3. Neon green33%
  4. Mint26%
  5. Mustard22%
  6. Olive22%
  7. Grass green21%
  8. Emerald20%
  9. Ice blue19%
  10. Scarlet18%
All 63 colors
  1. Amber18%
  2. Tangerine17%
  3. Sage17%
  4. Moss16%
  5. Teal16%
  6. Plum16%
  7. Crimson15%
  8. Sunflower15%
  9. Slate gray14%
  10. Forest green14%
  11. Aqua14%
  12. Neon purple14%
  13. Blood red13%
  14. Rust13%
  15. Cornflower13%
  16. Electric blue13%
  17. Cobalt13%
  18. Violet13%
  19. Charcoal12%
  20. Magenta12%
  21. Sepia12%
  22. Gold12%
  23. Butter yellow12%
  24. Turquoise12%
  25. Powder blue12%
  26. Sky blue12%
  27. Steel blue12%
  28. Amethyst12%
  29. Silver11%
  30. Coral11%
  31. Salmon11%
  32. Bubblegum pink11%
  33. Terracotta11%
  34. Caramel11%
  35. Indigo11%
  36. Snow white10%
  37. Sand10%
  38. Cream10%
  39. Blush10%
  40. Dusty rose10%
  41. Peach10%
  42. Midnight10%
  43. Lavender10%
  44. Lilac10%
  45. Mauve10%
  46. Aubergine10%
  47. Ink black9.0%
  48. Bone white9.0%
  49. Taupe9.0%
  50. Hot pink9.0%
  51. Copper9.0%
  52. Chocolate8.0%
  53. Navy8.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.2/4
darkbright
Warmth1.1/4
coldhot
Energy2.5/4
stillwild
Mood1.3/4
somberjoyful

Sour color palette

Feels like

lemonLemon 85%lemonadeLemon 84%lemon tartLemon 84%a lemonade standLemon 85%duckButter yellow 43%the letter LLemon 19%

More senses

All senses →
movie theater popcornButter yellow 74%incenseGold 45%a laughSunflower 34%a vanilla candleCream 74%fresh breadCream 59%sandpaperSand 49%a crackling fireAmber 79%gasolineAmber 24%freshly cut grassGrass green 89%hot sandCaramel 63%umamiCaramel 30%cinnamon rollsCaramel 76%

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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.