Pratt & Lambert Mahogany#5C2F2A · LRV 5
Why this color. Saturated red-brown; P&L's signature accent for wood-tone interiors.
Mahogany reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Pratt & Lambert 21-10 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Pratt & Lambert |
| Name | Mahogany |
| SKU | 21-10 |
| Hex | #5C2F2A |
| RGB | 92, 47, 42 |
| HSL | 6°, 37%, 26% |
| LRV | 5 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
10 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Magnolia Home
Dunn-Edwards
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #5C2F2A in HSL space. Pair Mahogany with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.