Bourbon Truffle is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #93a9ab |
| Complementary Color | #54696c |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bourbon Truffle Color. The Baby Burro color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Smoked Claret (#583a39) for more energetic effect. Try Noble Robe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#54696c is the best complementary color to Bourbon Truffle. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c5654 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #6c545d and #6c6254. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5654 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Coffee colors as they work well with Bourbon Truffle.
The split-complementary Bourbon Truffle palette consists of #545d6c and #546c62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54696c). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #6c5654, 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 #6c5654 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bourbon Truffle. Thus Comet and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bourbon Truffle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5654 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bourbon Truffle tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#54696c) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #546c56 and #6c5469.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c5654 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bourbon Truffle has a hue angle of 5°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5654 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c5654 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,86,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 9.41, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(5,12.5%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5,22.22%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.6971,8.7256,4.5983) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1124,10.4838,9.8254) |