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.

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
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

See also

• List of colors

References

1. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C04000 (Mahogany):
2. 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.
3. 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
4. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #CD4A4C (Mahogany Red):
5. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198

Notes

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