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Pixelated rainbow burst background with black text 'COOL' centered in bold, blocky font.

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Pixelated rainbow burst background with black text 'COOL' centered in bold, blocky font.

Pixelated rainbow burst background with black text 'COOL' centered in bold, blocky font. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons…, Late-2000s…

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Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Composition

  • central text overlay
  • radial burst pattern
  • no borders or frames

Dense Caption

The image is a static pixel art composition featuring a central explosion of multicolored pixels radiating outward from the center. The color palette includes red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple hues forming a tie-dye or psychedelic burst effect. Overlaid in the middle is black text spelling 'COOL' using thick, blocky pixelated letters with rounded edges. Each letter has distinct internal spacing: the first 'C' curves leftward, the second 'O' is circular, the third 'O' mirrors the first's curve, and the 'L' extends vertically then horizontally right. The background consists of scattered pixels in all directions from the central burst, creating a chaotic yet vibrant pattern.

Description

  • Pixelated rainbow burst background with black text 'COOL' centered in bold, blocky font.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016
  • 2007-2016
  • franksicons
  • 200710191633541125768141
  • 20071019163432249819698
  • 200710191634391454917011

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • rainbow pixel explosion cool text
  • multicolored burst with COOL
  • pixel art cool text rainbow background
  • blocky font COOL on colorful pixels

Preprocessing Notes

  • image appears upscaled from original dimensions

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007-2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities

Visible Text

  • COOL

Wordwall

  • multicolored pixel explosion
  • text: COOL
  • black blocky font
  • rainbow color palette
  • central composition
  • pixelated rendering

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710191633541125768141
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071019163432249819698
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710191634391454917011
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/84/84f7250fae4f47e8a16b8f355085d5ca2fce8fb5767bf3e7e093806c3f69ccf1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC
Archive ID
84f7250fae4f47e8
SHA-256
84f7250fae4f47e8a16b8f355085d5ca2fce8fb5767bf3e7e093806c3f69ccf1
Content-safety assessments (2)
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
July 28, 2026 at 11:19 UTC
Run
1201
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.000007

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagsexual0.000007falseillicit0.000005falseharassment0.000004falseviolence0.000003falseviolence/graphic0.000003falseself-harm0.000002falsehate0.000001falseself-harm/intent0.000001falseillicit/violent0.000000falseself-harm/instructions0.000000falseharassment/threatening0.000000falsesexual/minors0.000000falsehate/threatening0.000000false

Qwen scheduling evidence

Evidence strength is retained for queueing and audit. It does not set the public content-safety verdict.

EvidenceStrengthInputenrichment/visual/violence0.500000image
onnxOwenElliott/image-safety-classifier-sbroad
Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 17:33 UTC
Run
1119
Input
image
Preprocessing
four-even-frames;flatten-rgb192;stretch-224;triangle;nchw-rgb-u8
Overall label
sfw
Overall score
0.068448

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagonnx/sfw0.931552onnx/unsafe0.068448onnx/nsfw0.034896onnx/nsfl0.033552
Enrichment records (1)
wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smartok

Pixelated rainbow burst background with black text 'COOL' centered in bold, blocky font.

Reviewed
July 28, 2026 at 11:14 UTC
Run
53
Version
v5
Elapsed
6,571 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,180, response 818

Review tags

  • blue (color, 0.80)
  • green (color, 0.80)
  • orange (color, 0.80)
  • purple (color, 0.80)
  • red (color, 0.80)
  • yellow (color, 0.80)
  • energetic (mood, 0.80)
  • nostalgic (mood, 0.80)
  • playful (mood, 0.80)
  • pixel art (style, 0.80)
  • retro digital (style, 0.80)
  • vibrant color palette (style, 0.80)

Colors

  • red
  • orange
  • yellow
  • green
  • blue
  • purple

Composition

  • central text overlay
  • radial burst pattern
  • no borders or frames

Dense Caption

The image is a static pixel art composition featuring a central explosion of multicolored pixels radiating outward from the center. The color palette includes red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple hues forming a tie-dye or psychedelic burst effect. Overlaid in the middle is black text spelling 'COOL' using thick, blocky pixelated letters with rounded edges. Each letter has distinct internal spacing: the first 'C' curves leftward, the second 'O' is circular, the third 'O' mirrors the first's curve, and the 'L' extends vertically then horizontally right. The background consists of scattered pixels in all directions from the central burst, creating a chaotic yet vibrant pattern.

Description

  • Pixelated rainbow burst background with black text 'COOL' centered in bold, blocky font.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016
  • 2007-2016
  • franksicons
  • 200710191633541125768141
  • 20071019163432249819698
  • 200710191634391454917011

Mood

  • energetic
  • playful
  • nostalgic

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • rainbow pixel explosion cool text
  • multicolored burst with COOL
  • pixel art cool text rainbow background
  • blocky font COOL on colorful pixels

Preprocessing Notes

  • image appears upscaled from original dimensions

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007-2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities

Style

  • pixel art
  • retro digital
  • vibrant color palette

Visible Text

  • COOL

Wordwall

  • multicolored pixel explosion
  • text: COOL
  • black blocky font
  • rainbow color palette
  • central composition
  • pixelated rendering
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Full source records (3)

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200710191633541125768141
Archive entry
200710191633541125768141.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710191633541125768141.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710191633541125768141.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20071019163432249819698
Archive entry
20071019163432249819698.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071019163432249819698.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071019163432249819698.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200710191634391454917011
Archive entry
200710191634391454917011.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:51 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710191634391454917011.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710191634391454917011.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016