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Bourbon Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Bourbon (#AF6C3E), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#AF6C3E
#3AB0A2
#324AB2
#7C4A2C
#6BCCC1

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Bourbon#AF6C3E175, 108, 6224°, 48%, 46%0, 38, 65, 31
Waterfall#3AB0A258, 176, 162173°, 50%, 46%67, 0, 8, 31
Night in Manchester#324AB250, 74, 178229°, 56%, 45%72, 58, 0, 30
Urban Auburn#7C4A2C124, 74, 4423°, 48%, 33%0, 40, 65, 51
Skylar#6BCCC1107, 204, 193173°, 49%, 61%48, 0, 5, 20

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #324AB2 on #6BCCC14.00:1AA large
Aa #7C4A2C on #6BCCC13.84:1AA large
Aa #3AB0A2 on #324AB22.87:1—
Aa #3AB0A2 on #7C4A2C2.75:1—
Aa #AF6C3E on #6BCCC12.19:1—
Aa #AF6C3E on #324AB21.83:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #af6c3e; /* Bourbon */
  --color-2: #3ab0a2; /* Waterfall */
  --color-3: #324ab2; /* Night in Manchester */
  --color-4: #7c4a2c; /* Urban Auburn */
  --color-5: #6bccc1; /* Skylar */
}

Other schemes from Bourbon

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Questions

What colors go with Bourbon?

In a split-complementary scheme: Waterfall (#3AB0A2), Night in Manchester (#324AB2), Urban Auburn (#7C4A2C), Skylar (#6BCCC1).

What is the hex code of Bourbon?

#AF6C3E.