What color is #AF6C3E?

#AF6C3E is a desaturated orange known as Bourbon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bourbon?

The RGB value is 175, 108, 62: 175 red, 108 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bourbon?

The complementary color is #3E81AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF6C3E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bourbon color: hex code #AF6C3E

#AF6C3E rgb(175, 108, 62)

Shades of brown

Bourbon has the hex code #AF6C3E. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 42.4% green and 24.3% blue (175, 108, 62).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 48% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 65% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

Bourbon (#AF6C3E) color codes

HEX	`#AF6C3E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 108, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 42.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 48%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 65%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 65%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, 22.33, 36.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 42.77, 58.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.913, 20.189, 7.194)`
Decimal	`11496510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bourbon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AF6C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF6C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AF6C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af6c3e; }
.text { color: #af6c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af6c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 108 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af6c3e, #afa43e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #AF6C3E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AF6C3E?: #AF6C3E is a desaturated orange known as Bourbon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bourbon?: The RGB value is 175, 108, 62: 175 red, 108 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bourbon?: The complementary color is #3E81AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF6C3E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.