Mahogany (BD5A56) — 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 #BD5A56

RGB rgb(189, 90, 86)

HSL hsl(2°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:52% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.1889

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.41:1

Aa — #BD5A56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.76:1

Aa — #BD5A56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD5A56 #56BABD

Analogous

#BD5686 #BD5A56 #BD8D56

Triadic

#BD5A56 #56BD5A #5A56BD

Split-comp.

#BD5A56 #56BD8D #5686BD

Tetradic

#BD5A56 #86BD56 #56BABD #8D56BD

Monochromatic

#301818 #743B39 #B26462 #C28684 #DCB8B7

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