Mahogany (color)

Mahogany
Color coordinates
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)
Color coordinates
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)
Color coordinates
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

Mahogany in media

Video games

• In Pokémon, there is a village called Mahogany Town.

See also

• List of colors

Citations

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198
5. "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.