What color is

tsundoku

Sepia 33%

What color is tsundoku? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “tsundoku” is most likely Sepia (33%), followed by Ink black (18%) and Charcoal (18%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, calm and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Sepia33%
  2. Ink black18%
  3. Charcoal18%
  4. Caramel18%
  5. Sand17%
  6. Moss17%
  7. Midnight17%
  8. Taupe16%
  9. Chocolate16%
  10. Slate gray15%
All 63 colors
  1. Bone white15%
  2. Cream15%
  3. Forest green14%
  4. Indigo14%
  5. Dusty rose13%
  6. Amber13%
  7. Rust13%
  8. Grass green13%
  9. Sage13%
  10. Blush12%
  11. Mustard12%
  12. Butter yellow12%
  13. Navy12%
  14. Silver11%
  15. Snow white11%
  16. Terracotta11%
  17. Gold11%
  18. Olive11%
  19. Ice blue11%
  20. Lavender11%
  21. Plum11%
  22. Aubergine11%
  23. Copper10%
  24. Sunflower10%
  25. Powder blue10%
  26. Sky blue10%
  27. Steel blue10%
  28. Lilac10%
  29. Amethyst10%
  30. Neon purple10%
  31. Blood red9.0%
  32. Crimson9.0%
  33. Tangerine9.0%
  34. Peach9.0%
  35. Lemon9.0%
  36. Emerald9.0%
  37. Teal9.0%
  38. Cornflower9.0%
  39. Cobalt9.0%
  40. Violet9.0%
  41. Scarlet8.0%
  42. Coral8.0%
  43. Salmon8.0%
  44. Bubblegum pink8.0%
  45. Magenta8.0%
  46. Lime8.0%
  47. Mint8.0%
  48. Aqua8.0%
  49. Turquoise8.0%
  50. Electric blue8.0%
  51. Mauve8.0%
  52. Hot pink7.0%
  53. Neon green6.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.8/4
darkbright
Warmth2.0/4
coldhot
Energy1.1/4
stillwild
Mood2.0/4
somberjoyful

Tsundoku color palette

Feels like

a librarySepia 55%memorySepia 78%the victorian eraSepia 84%the pastSepia 86%a bookwormSepia 42%dial-up internetSepia 42%

More untranslatable words

All untranslatable words →
saudadeSepia 61%hiraethSepia 66%mono no awareSepia 62%ukiyoSepia 43%dolce far nienteSepia 43%la dolce vitaSepia 50%je ne sais quoiSepia 24%déjà vuSepia 44%yuanfenSepia 29%乡愁Sepia 75%缘分Sepia 26%物の哀れSepia 58%

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Emotions149 wordsPersonality60 wordsNature & Weather102 wordsSeasons & Time40 wordsHolidays & Celebrations50 wordsCountries102 wordsCities113 wordsAesthetics & Styles84 wordsEras & Decades30 wordsFood & Drink191 wordsAnimals125 wordsFlowers & Plants68 wordsGems & Materials76 wordsMusic & Sound87 wordsBig Ideas128 wordsEveryday Moments129 wordsMyth & Fantasy83 wordsSpace44 wordsZodiac & Mystic75 wordsNames137 wordsLetters & Numbers39 wordsSports & Games50 wordsJobs82 wordsUntranslatable Words45 wordsTech & Internet72 wordsSenses55 words

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.