#B2B2AE — Steam Engine Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#B2B2AE

≈ Steam Engine

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On white

2.13:1

Fails AA

On black

8.23:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(8.23:1)

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Normal vision#B2B2AE

Protanopia#B3B2AE

Deuteranopia#B3B2AE

Tritanopia#B3B1B1

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Palettes with this color

Mushroom Taupe Silver Palette≈

Colors that go with Steam Engine

Steam Engine is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Ultimate Grey#AEAEB2 Tangled Web#AEB0B2 Ultimate Grey#B0AEB2 Tangled Web#B2B0AE Mystic White#ECECE9 Black Olive#3A3A36

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameSteam Engine#B2B2ADΔE 0.5 CSS nameDarkgray#A9A9A9ΔE 3.3 Web-safe#CCCCCC#CCCCCCΔE 7.2

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Similar colors

#BEBEBB #C8C8C6 #A3A39E #979791

Steam Engine — meaning & where to use it

Steam Engine is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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