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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 red is equivalent to the color called mahogany in Crayola crayons. "Mahogany" was made a Crayola color in 1949.[citation needed]

The first recorded use of mahogany red as a color name in English was in 1843.[3]

Mahogany brown

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

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. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198
  4. ^ "RAL 8016 Mahogany brown". RAL Color Chart. RAL. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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