| Mahogany | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C04000 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (192, 64, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (20°, 100%, 75%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (45, 111, 20°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellowish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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