Mahogany (BD5E59) — 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 #BD5E59

RGB rgb(189, 94, 89)

HSL hsl(3°, 43%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:50% Y:53% K:26%

Luminance 0.1967

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.28:1

Aa — #BD5E59

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.91:1

Aa — #BD5E59

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD5E59 #5BB9BE

Analogous

#BE5B87 #BD5E59 #BE915B

Triadic

#BD5E59 #5BBE60 #605BBE

Split-comp.

#BD5E59 #5BBE91 #5B87BE

Tetradic

#BD5E59 #87BE5B #5BB9BE #915BBE

Monochromatic

#331B1A #773F3C #B26A66 #C38B88 #DDBDBB

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