Farrow and Ball Mahogany 36

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Mahogany for bedroom (7 photos)
Mahogany for living room (2 photos)
Mahogany for exterior (1 photo)
Farrow and Ball Mahogany reviews (7 photos)
What are Farrow and Ball Mahogany undertones?
Is Mahogany 36 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mahogany
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mahogany 36
Code:	36
Name:	Mahogany
Brand:	Farrow and Ball

What color is Farrow and Ball Mahogany?

Farrow and Ball Mahogany 36 is a deep, muted brown with a strong charcoal cast and a faint warm reddish-brown undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly rustic or red, giving the color a grounded, almost smoky appearance. In bright daylight, it can show as a softened dark brown, while lower light brings out its near-black, greyed depth. Use Mahogany on cabinetry, interior doors, or a dining room wall where its weight can anchor lighter plaster, stone, or warm white trim. It pairs particularly well with aged brass, dark wood, natural linen, and creamy off-whites.

Mahogany for bedroom (7 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Farrow and Ball Mahogany bedroom paint review

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Farrow and Ball Mahogany bedroom interior idea

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Farrow and Ball Mahogany bedroom interior

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Mahogany for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space

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Mahogany for exterior

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Farrow and Ball Mahogany reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Farrow and Ball Mahogany undertones?

Mahogany is a deep, very muted brown with a subtle red-leaning cast and little apparent saturation. Farrow & Ball describes it as a rich brown named after dark red mahogany wood, which fits the visible brown main family while pointing to its restrained red character. In warm artificial light, that red-brown tendency may read a little more noticeable, while cool daylight may make the color appear more neutral or slightly flatter.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#524847

RGB code:

82, 72, 71

Is Farrow and Ball Mahogany cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 5°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

36 Mahogany HSL code: 5, 7%, 30%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Mahogany

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Farrow and Ball Mahogany:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Darker shades

36
Mahogany

255
Tanner's Brown

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Mahogany with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 185, such as Farrow and Ball Oval Room Blue and Hazy.

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Mahogany

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