Mahogany (BD5D56) — 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 #BD5D56

RGB rgb(189, 93, 86)

HSL hsl(4°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:51% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.1944

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.32:1

Aa — #BD5D56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.86:1

Aa — #BD5D56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD5D56 #56B6BD

Analogous

#BD5683 #BD5D56 #BD9156

Triadic

#BD5D56 #56BD5D #5D56BD

Split-comp.

#BD5D56 #56BD91 #5683BD

Tetradic

#BD5D56 #83BD56 #56B6BD #9156BD

Monochromatic

#301918 #743D39 #B26762 #C28884 #DCBAB7

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