Mahogany is a reddish-brown color. It is approximately the color of the wood
mahogany
Mahogany is a straight- grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus ''Swietenia'', indigenous to the AmericasBridgewater, Samuel (2012). ''A Natural History of Belize: Inside the Maya Forest''. Austin: Universit ...
. 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.
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Variations of mahogany
Mahogany red
Mahogany red is equivalent to the color called ''mahogany'' in
Crayola
Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing and retail company specializing in list of art media, art supplies. It is known for its brand ''Crayola'' and best known for its crayons. The company is headquartered ...
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 in media
Video games
* In ''
Pokémon
is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...
'', there is a village called Mahogany Town.
See also
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List of colors
These are the lists of colors;
* List of colors: A–F
* List of colors: G–M
* List of colors: N–Z
* List of colors (alphabetical)
* List of colors by shade
* List of color palettes
* List of Crayola crayon colors
* List of RAL colours
* List o ...
Citations
General and cited references
Reference for mahogany tints and shades chart:
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Shades of brown