What color is

umami

Caramel 30%

What color is umami? Asked about 63 colors one at a time, Jev said “umami” is most likely Caramel (30%), followed by Gold (20%) and Amber (19%). It answered yes to 0 of the 63. In character it reads as dim, warm, steady and emotionally neutral.

Jev's answer

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

  1. Caramel30%
  2. Gold20%
  3. Amber19%
  4. Sepia19%
  5. Terracotta18%
  6. Rust17%
  7. Chocolate17%
  8. Olive17%
  9. Mustard15%
  10. Moss15%
All 63 colors
  1. Ink black14%
  2. Charcoal14%
  3. Taupe14%
  4. Sand14%
  5. Cream14%
  6. Blood red14%
  7. Copper14%
  8. Bone white13%
  9. Crimson13%
  10. Butter yellow13%
  11. Forest green13%
  12. Aubergine13%
  13. Salmon12%
  14. Sage12%
  15. Plum12%
  16. Tangerine11%
  17. Sunflower11%
  18. Midnight11%
  19. Snow white10%
  20. Scarlet10%
  21. Grass green10%
  22. Emerald10%
  23. Slate gray9.0%
  24. Coral9.0%
  25. Lemon9.0%
  26. Lime9.0%
  27. Amethyst9.0%
  28. Violet9.0%
  29. Indigo9.0%
  30. Silver8.0%
  31. Blush8.0%
  32. Dusty rose8.0%
  33. Magenta8.0%
  34. Mint8.0%
  35. Aqua8.0%
  36. Teal8.0%
  37. Steel blue8.0%
  38. Navy8.0%
  39. Neon purple8.0%
  40. Peach7.0%
  41. Neon green7.0%
  42. Turquoise7.0%
  43. Ice blue7.0%
  44. Powder blue7.0%
  45. Lilac7.0%
  46. Mauve7.0%
  47. Bubblegum pink6.0%
  48. Hot pink6.0%
  49. Sky blue6.0%
  50. Cornflower6.0%
  51. Electric blue6.0%
  52. Cobalt6.0%
  53. Lavender6.0%
Signature

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

Character

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

Light1.3/4
darkbright
Warmth2.7/4
coldhot
Energy1.8/4
stillwild
Mood2.3/4
somberjoyful

Umami color palette

Feels like

peking duckCaramel 56%hamburgerCaramel 44%turkeyCaramel 46%rumCaramel 74%goulashCaramel 53%cinnamonCaramel 68%

More senses

All senses →
coffee in the morningCaramel 68%new car smellCaramel 24%cinnamon rollsCaramel 76%hot sandCaramel 63%a creaking doorSepia 50%footstepsSepia 31%old booksSepia 88%gasolineAmber 24%a crackling fireAmber 79%sandpaperSand 49%fresh breadCream 59%a vanilla candleCream 74%

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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.