Steam White is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #17161a |
| Complementary Color | #e6e5e9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Steam White Color. The Silverpointe color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Celeste (#d1d2ca) for more calm effect. Try Moorstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6e5e9 is the best complementary color to Steam White. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8e9e5 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cararra are #e9e8e5 and #e6e9e5. Thus found on the left and right of #e8e9e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cararra and Gray Nurse colors as they work well with Steam White.
The split-complementary Steam White palette consists of #e8e5e9 and #e5e6e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6e5e9). Try Mischka and Athens Gray colors in combination with #e8e9e5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e8e9e5 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Steam White. Thus Bon Jour and Porcelain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steam White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Black Haze, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8e9e5 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Steam White tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#e6e5e9) and two others. The Porcelain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ebb – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5e8e9 and #e9e6e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8e9e5 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Steam White has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8e9e5 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e8e9e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,233,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 1.57, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(75,8.33%,90.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75,1.72%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.1721,-1.0385,1.8119) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.5605,81.0908,85.7457) |