#B4B2AA — Steam Engine Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#B4B2AA

≈ Steam Engine

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On white

2.12:1

Fails AA

On black

8.24:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(8.24:1)

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Hue48°Saturation6%Brightness71%

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Normal vision#B4B2AA

Protanopia#B4B1AA

Deuteranopia#B4B2AA

Tritanopia#B6B1B0

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Palettes with this color

Mushroom Taupe Sand Palette≈Gray Taupe Silver Palette≈Mushroom Taupe Sand Palette≈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.

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Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameSteam Engine#B2B2ADΔE 1.6 CSS nameDarkgray#A9A9A9ΔE 4.8 Web-safe#CCCCCC#CCCCCCΔE 7.9

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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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