Mahogany (color)

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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.

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

Variations of mahogany

Mahogany red

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.

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

Mahogany tints and shades

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

References

↑ 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

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Shades of brown

Amber	Auburn	Beaver	Beige	Bistre	Bole	Bronze	Brown	Buff	Burgundy

Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Camel	Chamoisee	Chestnut	Chocolate	Citrine	Coffee	Copper	Cordovan

Coyote	Desert sand	Earth yellow	Ecru	Fallow	Fawn	Field drab	Fulvous	Isabelline	Khaki

Lion	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre	Raw umber	Redwood	Rufous	Russet	Rust

Sand	Sandy brown	Seal brown	Sepia	Sienna	Sinopia	Tan	Taupe	Tawny	Umber

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	Brown	Burnt orange	Carrot orange	Champagne	Coral	Coffee

Dark salmon	Deep carrot orange	ECE/SAE Amber	Flame	Gamboge	Gold	Gold (metallic)	International orange	Lion	Mahogany

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	Sunset

Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tea rose	Tomato	Vermilion

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

Shades of red

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Crimson	Dark red	Electric crimson	Fire brick	Flame	Folly	Fuchsia	Indian red	Lava	Lust

Magenta	Maroon	Mahogany	Oxblood	Pink	Raspberry	Red	Red-violet	Redwood	Rose

Rosewood	Rosso corsa	Ruby	Rust	Scarlet	Terra cotta	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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