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Steam Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Steam (#DDDDDD), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#DDDDDD
#D3E7DC
#D6DDE6
#C6A4A4
#EFF5F1

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Steam#DDDDDD221, 221, 2210°, 0%, 87%0, 0, 0, 13
Light Light Lichen#D3E7DC211, 231, 220147°, 29%, 87%9, 0, 5, 9
Shy Candela#D6DDE6214, 221, 230214°, 24%, 87%7, 4, 0, 10
Pale Mauve#C6A4A4198, 164, 1640°, 23%, 71%0, 17, 17, 22
Heavy Sugar#EFF5F1239, 245, 241140°, 23%, 95%2, 0, 2, 4

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #C6A4A4 on #EFF5F12.05:1—
Aa #D3E7DC on #C6A4A41.76:1—
Aa #DDDDDD on #C6A4A41.67:1—
Aa #D6DDE6 on #C6A4A41.66:1—
Aa #D6DDE6 on #EFF5F11.24:1—
Aa #DDDDDD on #EFF5F11.23:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #dddddd; /* Steam */
  --color-2: #d3e7dc; /* Light Light Lichen */
  --color-3: #d6dde6; /* Shy Candela */
  --color-4: #c6a4a4; /* Pale Mauve */
  --color-5: #eff5f1; /* Heavy Sugar */
}

Other schemes from Steam

More Very Light Gray split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Steam?

In a split-complementary scheme: Light Light Lichen (#D3E7DC), Shy Candela (#D6DDE6), Pale Mauve (#C6A4A4), Heavy Sugar (#EFF5F1).

What is the hex code of Steam?

#DDDDDD.