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. 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 __TOC__
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.
The first recorded use of mahogany red as a color name in English was in 1843. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198
Mahogany brown
Mahogany brown is one of RAL colors.
+ Mahogany tints and shades Name Color Hex Triplet RGBMahogany#C04000192640Mahogany-VY LT#FFBEA4255190164Mahogany-LT#DD6D5B22110991Mahogany-MD#D1665420910284Mahogany-DK#9D3C271576039Mahogany-VY DK#8F39261435738
Mahogany in media
Video games In Pokémon, there is a village called Mahogany Town.
See also List of colors
Citations
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