What color is Mahogany?
Mahogany is a deep reddish-brown with strong burnt-orange undertones, shown as #C04000, giving it a warm, smoldering quality. The color is close to the surface of oiled mahogany wood, with more red and orange than a standard brown.
What is the meaning of the color Mahogany?
Named after the tropical hardwood Swietenia mahagoni, mahogany became a household word in Britain and colonial America during the 1700s, when the timber dominated high-end cabinetmaking. By the mid-18th century, furniture makers such as Thomas Chippendale had built entire design vocabularies around the wood’s distinctive reddish-brown tone, making the color inseparable from ideas of craftsmanship and wealth. The name entered English as a color term by the early 19th century, documented in period trade catalogs describing dyed textiles and stained wood finishes. Crayola standardized the name for a broad audience when it introduced Mahogany as a crayon color in 1949, a shade it has kept in its core set ever since.
What colors go with Mahogany?
Colors that pair well with Mahogany include:
Ivory: soft, warm contrast
Forest Green: rich earthy balance
Gold: warm metallic depth
Navy Blue: cool, grounding contrast
Cream: gentle, brightening warmth
Similar Colors
Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #C04000 |
color: #C04000;
|
| RGB | 192, 64, 0 |
color: rgb(192, 64, 0);
|
| RGB Percentage | 75%, 25%, 0% |
color: rgb(75%, 25%, 0%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 67%, 100%, 25% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 20°, 100%, 38% |
color: hsl(20, 100%, 38%);
|
| HSV | 20°, 100%, 75% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 30, 26, 21 |
color: lab(30% 26 21);
|
| Decimal | 12599296 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.mahogany {
color: #C04000;
}
$mahogany: #C04000;
rgb(192, 64, 0)