Mahogany (BD6B56) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Mahogany"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Mahogany pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #BD6B56

RGB rgb(189, 107, 86)

HSL hsl(12°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:43% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.2225

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.89:1

Aa — #BD6B56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.4:1

Aa — #BD6B56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD6B56 #56A9BD

Analogous

#BD5675 #BD6B56 #BD9E56

Triadic

#BD6B56 #56BD6B #6B56BD

Split-comp.

#BD6B56 #56BD9E #5675BD

Tetradic

#BD6B56 #75BD56 #56A9BD #9E56BD

Monochromatic

#301C18 #744539 #B27262 #C29084 #DCBFB7

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