Mahogany `#C04000`

Mahogany (#C04000) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 40°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.174. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.

Color values

HEX	`#C04000`
RGB	`rgb(192, 64, 0)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 38%)`
HSV	`hsv(20, 100%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 25%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(45.5 49.2 56.7)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.549 0.174 40)`

How Mahogany behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Mahogany shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #c13b00 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #c33f00 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #c04000 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #c14101 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 5.28:1 and against black 3.97:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Mahogany

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#ffb196 · #ec7b54 · #c04000 · #962f00 · #611b00 · #310700

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#c8851c · #c56500 · #c04000 · #a82b30 · #8d1c40 · #701247

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#d1a900 · #a28d4e · #c04000 · #932e00 · #681d00 · #2b2000

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#00d4ff · #af877a · #c04000 · #7d3d27 · #59220e · #310e03

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#e1f6fd · #9f857c · #c04000 · #4c5a5f · #351c14 · #000407

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd3 · #90a2a8 · #142c33 · #00090f · #c04000

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#def7ff · #009bbc · #c04000 · #006277 · #002934 · #240300

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#def7ff · #00a19a · #c04000 · #005a9c · #002b29 · #000515

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#d5fde6 · #1ba56d · #c04000 · #4943b4 · #1e0768 · #000401

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e7f9d5 · #709c36 · #c04000 · #006277 · #370053 · #000408

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#D05F37 · #DF7C5A · #ED987B · #FBB39B · #FFD3C4

Shades

#A03300 · #812700 · #641C00 · #481100 · #2E0600

Muted

#B1502D · #A25B43 · #916555

Using Mahogany

Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.