Bourbon Color
Bourbon is a brown color with hex code #BA6F1E. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bourbon, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bourbon Color Values
What Does Bourbon Mean?
Bourbon belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Bourbon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bourbon is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bourbon
Bourbon and #1E69B8 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B8211E and #B6B81E, which sit beside bourbon on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bourbon with triadic partners #1EB86E and #6E1EB8. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Mai Tai —
#B06608(Delta E 5) - Reno Sand —
#A86515(Delta E 6) - Brownish Orange —
#CB7723(Delta E 6) - Umber —
#B26400(Delta E 6) - Brown Orange —
#B96902(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BA6F1E; }
.background { background-color: #BA6F1E; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BA6F1E; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BA6F1E40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bourbon?
Bourbon has the hex code #BA6F1E. In RGB notation it is rgb(186, 111, 30), in HSL it is hsl(31, 72%, 42%), and its OKLCH value is 0.612, 0.13, 61.8.
What does the color bourbon mean?
Brown-family colors like bourbon carry distinct psychological associations. Bourbon belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Bourbon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with bourbon?
Bourbon has three easy routes: its complement #1E69B8 for punch, its neighbors #B8211E and #B6B81E for something calmer, or triadic partners #1EB86E and #6E1EB8 when you want energy.
Is bourbon a standard web color?
No — Bourbon is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BA6F1E or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bourbon lighter or darker?
To lighten bourbon, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F8E6D3 (lightest tint) to #1F1205 (darkest shade).
About Bourbon
Bourbon is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BA6F1E to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.