Mahogany (color)

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.

Mahogany
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#C04000
HSV       (h, s, v)(20°, 100%, 75[1]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(192, 64, 0)
SourceMaerz and Paul[2]
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong yellowish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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
HSV       (h, s, v)(359°, 64%, 80[4]%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(205, 74, 76)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong red
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 192640
Mahogany-VY LT #FFBEA4 255190164
Mahogany-LT #DD6D5B 22110991
Mahogany-MD #D16654 20910284
Mahogany-DK #9D3C27 1576039
Mahogany-VY DK #8F3926 1435738

Mahogany in culture

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

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.


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