Mahogany (color)

Mahogany

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C04000
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(192, 64, 0)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(0, 67, 100, 25)
HSV (h, s, v)	(20°, 100%, 75^[1]%)
Source	Maerz and Paul^[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Mahogany is a reddish-brown color. It is approximately the color of the wood mahogany. However, the wood itself, like most woods, is not uniformly the same color and is not recognized as a color by most.

The first recorded use of mahogany as a color name in English was in 1737.^[3]

1 Variations of mahogany
- 1.1 Mahogany red
2 Mahogany tints and shades
3 Mahogany in culture
- 3.1 Video games
4 See also
5 References
6 Notes

Variations of mahogany[edit]

Mahogany red[edit]

Mahogany (Crayola)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CD4A4C
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(205, 74, 76)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(0, 64, 63, 20)
HSV (h, s, v)	(359°, 64%, 80^[4]%)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Mahogany red is equivalent to the color called mahogany in Crayola crayons. "Mahogany" was made a Crayola color in 1949.^{[citation needed]}

The first recorded use of mahogany red as a color name in English was in 1843.^[5]

Mahogany tints and shades[edit]

Mahogany tints and shades
Name	Color	Hex Triplet	RGB
Mahogany		#C04000	192	64	0
Mahogany-VY LT		#FFBEA4	255	190	164
Mahogany-LT		#DD6D5B	221	109	91
Mahogany-MD		#D16654	209	102	84
Mahogany-DK		#9D3C27	157	60	39
Mahogany-VY DK		#8F3926	143	57	38

Mahogany in culture[edit]

Video games[edit]

In Pokémon, there is a village called Mahogany Town.

References[edit]

^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C04000 (Mahogany):
^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called mahogany in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color mahogany is displayed on page 37, Plate 7, Color Sample J10.
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198; Color Sample of Mahogany: Page 37 Plate 7 Color Sample J10
^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #CD4A4C (Mahogany Red):
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198

Notes[edit]

Reference for mahogany tints and shades chart: "RGB values for DMC floss". Retrieved June 13, 2005.

Shades of brown

Auburn	Almond	Beaver	Bistre	Bole	Bronze	Brown	Brown sugar	Buff	Burgundy

Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Camel	Caramel	Chamoisee	Chestnut	Chocolate	Citron	Cocoa Brown	Coffee

Copper	Cordovan	Coyote	Desert sand	Drab dark brown	Earth yellow	Ecru	Fallow	Fawn	Field drab

Fulvous	Golden brown	Goldenrod	Harvest gold	Khaki	Lion	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre

Olive	Raw umber	Redwood	Rufous	Russet	Rust	Sand	Sandy brown	Satin sheen gold	Seal brown

Sepia	Sienna	Sinopia	Tan	Taupe	Tawny	Umber	Walnut brown	Wenge	Wheat

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of orange

Amber	Apricot	Atomic tangerine	Bittersweet	Buff	Burnt orange	Butterscotch	Caramel	Carrot orange	Champagne

Citron	Coral	Dark salmon	Deep carrot orange	ECE/SAE Amber	Flame	Fulvous	Gamboge	Gold	Gold (metallic)

Golden poppy	International orange	Jonquil	Lion	Mahogany	Mango	Marigold	Old gold	Orange	Orange (web)

Orange-red	Orange peel	Papaya whip	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow	Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland Orange	Princeton Orange

Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Satin sheen gold	Scarlet	Seashell	Sunglow	Sunset	Tangelo

Tangerine	Tawny	Tea rose	Tomato	UT Orange	Vermilion

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of red

Alizarin crimson	Amaranth	American rose	Apricot	Auburn	Blood red	Burgundy	Candy Apple Red	Cardinal	Carmine

Carnelian	Cerise	Chocolate Cosmos	Cinnabar	Claret	Coquelicot	Coral	Crimson	Dark red	Electric crimson

Fire brick	Fire engine red	Flame	Folly	Fuchsia	Hollywood cerise	Indian red	Magenta	Maroon	Mahogany

Mystic red	Oxblood	Persian red	Pink	Raspberry	Red	Red-violet	Redwood	Rose	Rose red

Rosewood	Rosso corsa	Ruby	Russet	Rust	Sanguine	Scarlet	Tawny	Tea rose	Terra cotta

Tomato	Turkey red	Tuscan red	Tyrian purple	Venetian red	Vermilion	Wine

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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Variations of mahogany[edit]

Mahogany red[edit]

Mahogany tints and shades[edit]

Mahogany in culture[edit]

Video games[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

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