What color is a dishwasher?

The Dishwasher is the iconic Kitchen appliance in American homes — sold by Bosch / KitchenAid / Whirlpool. Its dominant color is #5B7B95.

75% of US homes·Bosch / KitchenAid / Whirlpool
Dishwasher — ToonTone appliance color game

About the dishwasher's color

Joseph Cochrane invented the electric dishwasher in 1886 in Shelbyville, Illinois — and built-in stainless models now sit in 75% of US kitchens. Steel-blue-gray #5B7B95 is the average tone across the four biggest US brands (Bosch, KitchenAid, Whirlpool, GE). In ToonTone Guess, we represent the dishwasher with the hex value #5B7B95 — the color most people see when they picture the appliance in their home.

How well can you match the dishwasher?

ToonTone Guess Color Tune (Appliances) is a free browser color guessing game. You see an appliance — like the dishwasher — and drag HSB sliders until your color matches. Your guess is scored by perceptual difference (ΔE in CIELAB). A perfect dishwasher match earns 100 points; within ΔE=5 you score 90+. The game has no signup, runs in your browser, and your best scores live in localStorage.

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