Bourbon is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5093c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e80af |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bourbon Color. The Beagle Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mud Yellow (#c18136) for more energetic effect. Try Polished Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e80af is the best complementary color to Bourbon. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af6c3e complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #af3e48 and #afa43e. Thus found on the left and right of #af6c3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Roti colors as they work well with Bourbon.
The split-complementary Bourbon palette consists of #3e48af and #3eafa4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e80af). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #af6c3e, 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 #af6c3e 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 Bourbon. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bourbon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #af6c3e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bourbon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3e80af) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3eaf6c and #af3e81.
In a RGB color space, hex #af6c3e is made of 51% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Bourbon has a hue angle of 24.42°, a saturation of 47.68% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af6c3e is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 44.32% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #af6c3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,108,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 31%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.28, 44.32, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(24.42,47.68%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.42,64.57%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.0479,22.3298,36.4715) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9113,20.1869,7.1936) |