Mahogany
#C04000
Mahogany (#C04000) is a medium, vivid orange colour, warm. In RGB it is 192 red, 64 green and 0 blue; in HSL its hue is 20°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 38%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 100% yellow and 25% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Orange feels friendly, playful and good value. It is warm like red but less aggressive, so brands use it to look approachable and to make buttons stand out.
Text on mahogany
White text on mahogany has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and passes AA; black text has 3.97:1 and passes AA for large text only. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 5.28:1
Black text · 3.97:1
Tints and shades of mahogany
Colour palettes with mahogany
Brands with a mahogany logo
Brand colours close to #C04000, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to mahogany
Use mahogany in CSS
.button {
background-color: #C04000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of orange.