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Mahogany (color)

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Hex triplet
  
#C04000

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(0, 67, 100, 25)

Source
  
Maerz and Paul

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(192, 64, 0)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(20°, 100%, 75%)


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.

The first recorded use of mahogany as a color name in English was in 1737.

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.

References

Mahogany (color) Wikipedia