#AF6C3EBourbon (#AF6C3E) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 54°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.105. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AF6C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 108, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 65%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 65%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.1 22.3 36.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.595 0.105 54) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bourbon shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b16838 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#b36c3c — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#af6c3e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#af6d3f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Bourbon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.17:1 and against black 5.04:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffc9a7 · #dc9f77 · #af6c3e · #8f5227 · #673204 · #3b1800
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#baa066 · #b6864e · #af6c3e · #9d5842 · #884645 · #703745
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c5c06e · #a19f79 · #af6c3e · #89532d · #683814 · #312e05
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffdfcb · #63b8e5 · #af6c3e · #6e5a4e · #593822 · #332014
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4fa · #a5978e · #af6c3e · #5e666a · #34261e · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f4fb · #c0cdd6 · #94a3ac · #1b2f3a · #000d18 · #af6c3e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d6b0 · #4ec1c4 · #af6c3e · #895a68 · #2e3c4d · #05140d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4ddd2 · #93afdc · #af6c3e · #517474 · #343a54 · #200607
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddf9f0 · #5dab95 · #af6c3e · #68579b · #2d1e51 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f8e5 · #7aa878 · #af6c3e · #006d97 · #3e1642 · #00060f
#BE825A · #CD9775 · #DBAD90 · #EAC3AB · #F8DAC7
#93572D · #78431D · #5E300C · #451D00 · #2B0F00
#A6714E · #9C755D · #92796A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.