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: Unive ...
. 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 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
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
'', there is a village called Mahogany Town.
See also
*
List of colors
References
Notes
Reference for mahogany tints and shades chart:
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Shades of brown