Mahogany (color)

Mahogany

CIELCh_uv (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)

CIELCh_uv (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)

CIELCh_uv (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

Mahogany in media

Video games

In Pokémon, there is a village called Mahogany Town.

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:

"RGB values for DMC floss". Retrieved June 13, 2005.

Shades of brown

Black bean	Black olive	Bole	Bone	Bronze

Brown	Brown sugar	Buff	Burgundy	Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Camel	Caput mortuum	Caramel	Chamoisee

Chestnut	Chocolate	Citron	Cocoa Brown	Coffee	Copper	Cordovan	Coyote	Desert sand	Drab dark brown

Dun	Earth yellow	Ecru	Fallow	Fawn	Field drab	Fulvous	Golden brown	Goldenrod	Harvest gold

Khaki	Kobicha	Lion	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre	Raw umber	Red-brown	Redwood

Rufous	Russet	Rust	Sand	Sandy brown	Satin sheen gold	Seal brown	Sepia	Sienna	Sinopia

Tan	Taupe	Tawny	Titian Red	Umber	Van Dyke	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

Desert sand (color)	Engineering orange	Flame	Giants orange	Gold	Golden Gate Bridge	Goldenrod

Hunyadi yellow	Light orange	Mahogany	Melon	Orange (Crayola)	Orange (Pantone)	Orange peel	Orange (web)	Orange (wheel)	Papaya whip

Peach	Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland orange	Princeton orange	Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Saffron	Spanish orange

Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tiger’s Eye	Titian Red	UT orange	Xanthous

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

Shades of red

Indian red	Jasper

Light coral	Light red	Madder	Mahogany	Maroon	Misty rose	Off-red (RGB)	Old rose	OU crimson	Penn red

Persian red	Pink	Poppy	Red	Red-brown	Red (CMYK) (pigment red)	Red (Crayola)	Red (Munsell)	Red (NCS)	Red (Pantone)

Redwood	Rojo	Rose	Rose ebony	Rose red	Rose taupe	Rose vale	Rosewood	Rosy brown	Rust

Rusty red	Salmon	Salmon pink	Scarlet	Syracuse red-orange	Tea rose (red)	Tomato	Turkey 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

Mahogany red

Mahogany brown

Mahogany in media

Video games

See also

Citations

General and cited references