#DBDDDE — Steam Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#DBDDDE

≈ Steam

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On white

1.36:1

Fails AA

On black

12.84:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(12.84:1)

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Hue200°Saturation1%Brightness87%

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Normal vision#DBDDDE

Protanopia#DCDDDE

Deuteranopia#DCDCDE

Tritanopia#DADDDD

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Monochromatic

Palettes with this color

Gray Silver Cloud Palette≈Gray Periwinkle Silver Palette≈

Colors that go with Steam

Steam 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.

Porcelain#DEDCDB Salt-N-Pepa#DEDBDC White Bullet#DEDEDB Drifting Cloud#DBDEDE Mercury#E9EBEC Wet Concrete#36393A

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameSteam#DDDDDDΔE 1.0 CSS nameGainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 1.0 Web-safe#CCCCCC#CCCCCCΔE 4.0

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

Steam — meaning & where to use it

Steam is a light, airy 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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Steam color card — #DBDDDE, 219, 221, 222

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