Mahogany (BF5F4C) — 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 #BF5F4C

RGB rgb(191, 95, 76)

HSL hsl(10°, 47%, 52%)

CMYK C:0% M:50% Y:60% K:25%

Luminance 0.1991

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.24:1

Aa — #BF5F4C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.96:1

Aa — #BF5F4C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BF5F4C #4BABBE

Analogous

#BE4B71 #BF5F4C #BE984B

Triadic

#BF5F4C #4BBE5E #5E4BBE

Split-comp.

#BF5F4C #4BBE98 #4B71BE

Tetradic

#BF5F4C #71BE4B #4BABBE #984BBE

Monochromatic

#2A1713 #703D33 #B26657 #C2867A #DAB6AF

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