Mahogany (BD6C56) — 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 #BD6C56

RGB rgb(189, 108, 86)

HSL hsl(13°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:43% Y:54% K:26%

Luminance 0.2246

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.86:1

Aa — #BD6C56

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.44:1

Aa — #BD6C56

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD6C56 #56A7BD

Analogous

#BD5673 #BD6C56 #BDA056

Triadic

#BD6C56 #56BD6C #6C56BD

Split-comp.

#BD6C56 #56BDA0 #5673BD

Tetradic

#BD6C56 #73BD56 #56A7BD #A056BD

Monochromatic

#301D18 #744639 #B27362 #C29284 #DCBFB7

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