Mahogany

#c04000

Deep mahogany orange for weighty, high-contrast accents

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About Mahogany

Mahogany reads like the interior of a worn wooden drawer: cocoa-tinged, rich, and a little slower than the brighter oranges around it. It has a brown warmth that softens the edge of orange, so it doesn't flare like a fresh rust tone. Compared to , it's less kiln-dried and more plush, with a warmer undertone that feels human instead of aged-in-place.

I use it for pricing tiers in SaaS dashboards when the accent needs weight without sounding loud, and for product UI in manufacturing and logistics where you want "in progress" or "complete" to feel settled, not urgent. It also works well for gallery-grade product cards and craft-beverage labels when you're choosing between orange and burnt red and want the orange to stay grounded. If you're choosing between it and , Mahogany is quieter and less saturated, more wood-stain than tomato-brick.

Pair it with cream, bone white, or cool gray text blocks so the warmth shows up clean. Against very light browns it can blur, so keep some contrast in the layout rhythm.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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5.28:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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4.85:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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3.35:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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3.97:1FailAA Large

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