Nearest-color comparison

Burnt Orange vs Mahogany

Burnt Orange and Mahogany are different orange colors with HEX values #CC5500 and #C04000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.2, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Burnt Orange and Mahogany are very close colors. Burnt Orange is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Mahogany#C04000

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Burnt Orange and Mahogany across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance24.2

Pair contrast1.22:1

Luminance delta0.0446

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorBurnt Orange

More saturatedBurnt Orange

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Mahogany, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CC5500 RGB204, 85, 0 HSL25, 100, 40 CMYK0, 58, 100, 20 Luminance0.1933 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Mahogany

Mahogany is #C04000, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C04000 RGB192, 64, 0 HSL20, 100, 38 CMYK0, 67, 100, 25 Luminance0.1487 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Burnt Orange or Mahogany

Choose Burnt OrangeBurnt Orange is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC5500.

Choose MahoganyMahogany is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C04000.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBurnt OrangeMahogany

HEX#CC5500#C04000

RGB204, 85, 0192, 64, 0

HSL25, 100, 4020, 100, 38

CMYK0, 58, 100, 200, 67, 100, 25

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.19330.1487

Black contrast4.87:13.97:1

White contrast4.32:15.28:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Burnt Orangeblack text - 4.87:1

Mahoganywhite text - 5.28:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Mahogany#C04000

#FF8229#FF8229

#FF691F#FF691F

#0077CC#0077CC

#0081C2#0081C2

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "burnt-orange",
    "name": "Burnt Orange",
    "hex": "#CC5500",
    "rgb": [
      204,
      85,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      25,
      100,
      40
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      58,
      100,
      20
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1933,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.87,
      "white": 4.32
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.87
    },
    "description": "Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Mahogany, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burnt-orange/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "mahogany",
    "name": "Mahogany",
    "hex": "#C04000",
    "rgb": [
      192,
      64,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      20,
      100,
      38
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      67,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1487,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.97,
      "white": 5.28
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.28
    },
    "description": "Mahogany is #C04000, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mahogany/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 24.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.22,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0446,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Burnt Orange",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Burnt Orange"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.22,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Burnt Orange",
      "background": "#CC5500",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.87
    },
    {
      "color": "Mahogany",
      "background": "#C04000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.28
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Burnt Orange is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC5500.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Mahogany is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C04000.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/burnt-orange-vs-mahogany.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "burnt-orange-vs-mahogany",
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  "name": "Burnt Orange vs Mahogany",
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  "summary": "Burnt Orange and Mahogany are different orange colors with HEX values #CC5500 and #C04000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.2, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      ],
      "hsl": [
        25,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        58,
        100,
        20
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.1933,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 4.32
      },
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Mahogany, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burnt-orange/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mahogany",
      "name": "Mahogany",
      "hex": "#C04000",
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        192,
        64,
        0
      ],
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        20,
        100,
        38
      ],
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        0,
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        100,
        25
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
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      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Mahogany is #C04000, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mahogany/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json"
    }
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    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 5,
      "saturation": 0,
      "lightness": 2
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0446,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Burnt Orange"
  },
  "accessibility": {
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        "foreground": "#000000",
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        "ratio": 4.87
      },
      {
        "color": "Mahogany",
        "background": "#C04000",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
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      }
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  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/burnt-orange-vs-mahogany/",
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