diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a416c20f..eeac1254 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ Goals:
 * [x] Support flow/scale flags for Q64 maps,
 * [x] Add debug progress loading code for maps,
 * [x] MDR model format in Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force,
-* [ ] RGB particles support instead palette based one,
-* [ ] Get rid of VID_PaletteColor client internally,
+* [x] RGB particles support instead palette based one,
+* [ ] Get rid of VID_PaletteColor client internal api use,
 * [x] Broken maps groups from base2 to next,
-* [ ] Single player support,
+* [ ] Single player ReRelease support,
 * [ ] Support effects and additional flags for ReRelease when possible.
 * [ ] Use shared model cache in client code insted reimplemnet in each render,
 * [ ] Check load soft colormap as 24bit color,
diff --git a/src/client/cl_effects.c b/src/client/cl_effects.c
index 6411cc95..936ea14d 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_effects.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_effects.c
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ CL_Heatbeam(vec3_t start, vec3_t forward)
  *Puffs with velocity along direction, with some randomness thrown in
  */
 void
-CL_ParticleSteamEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, int color,
+CL_ParticleSteamEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, unsigned int basecolor, unsigned int finalcolor,
 		int count, int magnitude)
 {
 	int i, j;
@@ -2419,7 +2419,8 @@ CL_ParticleSteamEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, int color,
 		active_particles = p;
 
 		p->time = time;
-		p->color = VID_PaletteColor(color + (randk() & 7));
+		p->color = CL_CombineColors(basecolor, finalcolor,
+			(float)(randk() & 7) / 7.0);
 
 		for (j = 0; j < 3; j++)
 		{
@@ -2489,7 +2490,7 @@ CL_ParticleSteamEffect2(cl_sustain_t *self)
 }
 
 void
-CL_TrackerTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int particleColor)
+CL_TrackerTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, unsigned int color)
 {
 	vec3_t move;
 	vec3_t vec;
@@ -2532,7 +2533,7 @@ CL_TrackerTrail(vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int particleColor)
 
 		p->alpha = 1.0;
 		p->alphavel = -2.0;
-		p->color = VID_PaletteColor(particleColor);
+		p->color = color;
 		dist = DotProduct(move, forward);
 		VectorMA(move, 8 * cos(dist), up, p->org);
 
diff --git a/src/client/cl_entities.c b/src/client/cl_entities.c
index a9b1c352..a2a48a20 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_entities.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_entities.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ CL_AddPacketEntities(frame_t *frame)
 			}
 			else if (effects & EF_TRACKER)
 			{
-				CL_TrackerTrail(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 0);
+				CL_TrackerTrail(cent->lerp_origin, ent.origin, 0xff000000);
 				V_AddLight(ent.origin, 200, -1, -1, -1);
 			}
 			else if (effects & EF_IONRIPPER)
diff --git a/src/client/cl_tempentities.c b/src/client/cl_tempentities.c
index 871b6b1b..eaffabd1 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_tempentities.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_tempentities.c
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@ CL_ParseSteam(void)
 		r = MSG_ReadByte(&net_message);
 		magnitude = MSG_ReadShort(&net_message);
 		color = r & 0xff;
-		CL_ParticleSteamEffect(pos, dir, color, cnt, magnitude);
+		CL_ParticleSteamEffect(pos, dir,
+			VID_PaletteColor(color), VID_PaletteColor(color + 7), cnt, magnitude);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1187,8 +1188,7 @@ CL_ParseTEnt(void)
 			MSG_ReadDir(&net_message, dir);
 			r = 8;
 			magnitude = 60;
-			color = r & 0xff;
-			CL_ParticleSteamEffect(pos, dir, color, cnt, magnitude);
+			CL_ParticleSteamEffect(pos, dir, 0xff7b7b7b, 0xffebebeb, cnt, magnitude);
 			S_StartSound(pos, 0, 0, cl_sfx_lashit, 1, ATTN_NORM, 0);
 			break;
 
@@ -1196,9 +1196,8 @@ CL_ParseTEnt(void)
 			cnt = 20;
 			MSG_ReadPos(&net_message, pos);
 			MSG_ReadDir(&net_message, dir);
-			color = 0xe0;
 			magnitude = 60;
-			CL_ParticleSteamEffect(pos, dir, color, cnt, magnitude);
+			CL_ParticleSteamEffect(pos, dir, 0xff07abff, 0xff002bab, cnt, magnitude);
 			S_StartSound(pos, 0, 0, cl_sfx_lashit, 1, ATTN_NORM, 0);
 			break;
 
diff --git a/src/client/header/client.h b/src/client/header/client.h
index 90aba2e6..50a7b8ab 100644
--- a/src/client/header/client.h
+++ b/src/client/header/client.h
@@ -408,8 +408,9 @@ void CL_GenericParticleEffect (vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, unsigned int basecolor, u
 	int count, int numcolors, int dirspread, float alphavel);
 void CL_BubbleTrail2 (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int dist);
 void CL_Heatbeam (vec3_t start, vec3_t end);
-void CL_ParticleSteamEffect (vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, int color, int count, int magnitude);
-void CL_TrackerTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int particleColor);
+void CL_ParticleSteamEffect (vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, unsigned int basecolor, unsigned int finalcolor,
+	int count, int magnitude);
+void CL_TrackerTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, unsigned int particleColor);
 void CL_Tracker_Explode(vec3_t origin);
 void CL_TagTrail (vec3_t start, vec3_t end, int color);
 void CL_ColorFlash (vec3_t pos, int ent, float intensity, float r, float g, float b);