Reddish-brown color
Mahogany Hex triplet #C04000 sRGB B (r , g , b )(192, 64, 0) HSV (h , s , v )(20°, 100%, 75%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(45, 111, 20°) Source Maerz and Paul[ 1] ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong yellowish brown B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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.[ 2]
Variations of mahogany
Mahogany red
Mahogany (Crayola) Hex triplet #CA3435 sRGB B (r , g , b )(202, 52, 53) HSV (h , s , v )(0°, 74%, 79%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(46, 117, 12°) Source Crayola ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong red B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Mahogany red is equivalent to the color called mahogany in Crayola crayons. "Mahogany" was made a Crayola color in 1949.[ 3]
The first recorded use of mahogany red as a color name in English was in 1843.[ 4]
Mahogany brown
Mahogany brown (RAL 8016) Hex triplet #4C2B20 sRGB B (r , g , b )(76, 43, 32) HSV (h , s , v )(15°, 58%, 30%) CIELChuv (L , C , h )(21, 23, 26°) Source RAL Color Chart[ 5] ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong red B : Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Mahogany brown is one of RAL colors .
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
Video games
In Pokémon , there is a village called Mahogany Town.
See also
Citations
^ 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
^ Welter, Ed (2021-11-12). "The Definitive History of the Colors of Crayola Reference – Alphabetical List of Crayon Colors" . CrayonCollecting.com . Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2022-10-26 .
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198
^ "RAL 8016 Mahogany brown" . RAL Color Chart . RAL. Retrieved 2022-12-06 .
General and cited references
Reference for mahogany tints and shades chart:
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.
A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.