Mahogany (BD7256) — 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 #BD7256

RGB rgb(189, 114, 86)

HSL hsl(16°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:40% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.2383

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.68:1

Aa — #BD7256

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.71:1

Aa — #BD7256

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD7256 #56A2BD

Analogous

#BD566E #BD7256 #BDA556

Triadic

#BD7256 #56BD72 #7256BD

Split-comp.

#BD7256 #56BDA5 #566EBD

Tetradic

#BD7256 #6EBD56 #56A2BD #A556BD

Monochromatic

#301E18 #744939 #B27762 #C29584 #DCC1B7

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