Mahogany_(color)

Mahogany (color)

Mahogany (color)

Reddish-brown color

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.

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The first recorded use of mahogany as a color name in English was in 1737.[2]

Variations of mahogany

Mahogany red

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Mahogany red is equivalent to the color called mahogany in Crayola crayons. "Mahogany" was made a Crayola color in 1949.[citation needed]

The first recorded use of mahogany red as a color name in English was in 1843.[3]

Mahogany brown

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Mahogany brown is one of RAL colors.

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Mahogany in media

Video games

  • In Pokémon, there is a village called Mahogany Town.

See also

Citations

  1. [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.
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    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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    Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 198
  4. [4]
    "RAL 8016 Mahogany brown". RAL Color Chart. RAL. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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