What color is

ukiyo

Sepia 43%

What color is ukiyo? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “ukiyo” is most likely Sepia (43%), followed by Ink black (35%) and Sky blue (29%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as evenly lit, temperate, steady and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Sepia43%
  2. Ink black35%
  3. Sky blue29%
  4. Cobalt29%
  5. Powder blue27%
  6. Indigo26%
  7. Sand25%
  8. Charcoal23%
  9. Cream23%
  10. Amber23%
All 63 colors
  1. Caramel23%
  2. Ice blue23%
  3. Bone white22%
  4. Gold22%
  5. Navy22%
  6. Snow white21%
  7. Sunflower21%
  8. Butter yellow21%
  9. Steel blue21%
  10. Blush20%
  11. Cornflower20%
  12. Midnight20%
  13. Slate gray19%
  14. Taupe19%
  15. Scarlet19%
  16. Peach19%
  17. Sage19%
  18. Moss19%
  19. Teal19%
  20. Dusty rose18%
  21. Tangerine18%
  22. Terracotta18%
  23. Rust18%
  24. Grass green18%
  25. Forest green18%
  26. Aqua18%
  27. Plum18%
  28. Aubergine18%
  29. Crimson17%
  30. Copper17%
  31. Mustard17%
  32. Turquoise17%
  33. Electric blue17%
  34. Chocolate16%
  35. Lavender16%
  36. Silver15%
  37. Blood red15%
  38. Coral15%
  39. Amethyst15%
  40. Salmon14%
  41. Lemon14%
  42. Mint14%
  43. Emerald14%
  44. Lilac14%
  45. Mauve14%
  46. Violet14%
  47. Magenta13%
  48. Olive13%
  49. Bubblegum pink12%
  50. Hot pink11%
  51. Lime11%
  52. Neon purple11%
  53. Neon green8.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light2.2/4
darkbright
Warmth2.0/4
coldhot
Energy1.6/4
stillwild
Mood2.3/4
somberjoyful

Ukiyo color palette

Feels like

a bookwormSepia 42%a librarySepia 55%timeSepia 45%dial-up internetSepia 42%the victorian eraSepia 84%buenos airesSepia 35%

More untranslatable words

All untranslatable words →
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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.