Bourbon is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #4590e1 |
| Complementary Color | #1d68ba |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bourbon Color. The Mahogany Finish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called French Toast (#dd8822) for more energetic effect. Try Fading Ember as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1d68ba is the best complementary color to 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 #ba6f1e complementary color is Denim, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bourbon are #ba201d and #b7ba1d. Thus found on the left and right of #ba6f1e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thunderbird and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Bourbon.
The split-complementary Bourbon palette consists of #201dba and #1db7ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1d68ba). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #ba6f1e, 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 #ba6f1e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bourbon. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bourbon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Denim, Forest Green, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba6f1e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 blue cyan complementary color (#1d68ba) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maroon Flush – 120° from the complementary Denim. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1dba6f and #ba1d69.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba6f1e is made of 57% red, 34% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Bourbon has a hue angle of 31.15°, a saturation of 72.22% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba6f1e is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba6f1e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,111,30) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 34%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 61.18, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(31.15,72.22%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.15,83.87%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9226,23.8841,53.6489) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1685,21.9017,4.0765) |