Mahogany (color)

Mahogany
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
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

[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

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Mahogany (color)

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