# White ballance on pi amera

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**Created:** [21 July 2021 14:14 UTC](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/white-ballance-on-pi-amera/607 "2021-07-21T14:14:53Z")\
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You would not expect `255,255,255` as that is saturated white and leaves no room for variation in the image. The sample will generally make the image darker, so after calibration you would expect it to be a neutral colour and quite bright, but not near 255 on each channel.

Your example does look to be uniform and a reasonably neutral colour. On my screen it seems more a beige tint than green. Which version of the server are you using? The version number is recorded in the `about` tab. If you are not already on v2.10.0b1 and are happy to use a beta release, then instructions for installing v2.10.0b1 are [here](https://openflexure.discourse.group/t/software-beta-release/506). The usual beta release caveats apply, but it has been out for a while and appears to be stable. It includes a much improved auto calibration routine for the camera.

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