Antique Bourbon Color

#926b43

Antique Bourbon is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #6d94bc
Complementary Color #426992
Color Shade: orange (30.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.76% (better contrasting with white)
Antique Bourbon Color Sample
Antique Bourbon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #926b43

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Bourbon Color. The Gold Plated color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Muddy Waters (#a9844f) for more calm effect. Try Rustic Cabin as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#426992 is the best complementary color to Antique Bourbon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #926b43 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cape Palliser are #924342 and #919242. Thus found on the left and right of #926b43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tosca and Sycamore colors as they work well with Antique Bourbon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antique Bourbon palette consists of #434292 and #429192 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426992). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #926b43, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #926b43 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Antique Bourbon. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antique Bourbon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #926b43 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antique Bourbon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#426992) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42926a and #924269.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #926b43 is made of 46% red, 33% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Bourbon has a hue angle of 30.38°, a saturation of 37.09% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #926b43 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #926b43
RGB Decimal rgb(146,107,67)
RGB Percentage 46%, 33%, 21%
CMYK 0, 15.29, 30.98, 42.75
HSL hsl(30.38,37.09%,41.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.38,54.11%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.2999,10.6397,28.3622)
XYZ xyz(18.1249,17.0316,7.6423)
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