Mango wood colour guide

The beauty of mango wood is the variety of colours and finishes that make each piece truly unique. From golden lights to rich darks, here’s a useful mango wood appearance guide.

What colour is mango wood naturally?

The natural colour of mango wood is light to golden brown. However, it is often beautifully discoloured due to ‘spalting’ — this is a natural process where wood changes colour due to fungus. It’s an effect that artisans often take advantage of, because of the impressive colour effect it produces.

Spalted mango wood contains streaks of colour ranging from light beige to black, but also including green and yellow tones. Mango wood is also receptive to wood staining, which produces rich deep brown colours.

Mango wood also shows prominent grain patterns that are different on every piece, which means you can be sure your mango wood furniture is truly one-of-a-kind.

Because mango wood is very characterful with its visible grain and knots, you rarely see painted mango wood. But Casa Bella creates a range of beautiful colours using satin-finish stains to protect the natural wood.

Stained mango wood colours

• Light mango wood
• Honey mango wood
• Dark mango wood

Light mango wood furniture

Mango wood with a lighter finish lets the wood’s natural grain and knots shine through, creating unique furniture pieces for the home. Most of the mango wood’s natural colours can be seen, which can include shades of grey, but it’s predominantly a natural wood colour with yellow tones.

Casa Bella offers Dakota Light, Florence Mango and Stone, Imari Industrial Mango and Tenali Light Mango ranges for a variety of light wood effects.

Will light mango wood furniture fit with my décor?

Light finish furniture works well:

Combined with darker furniture pieces

With soft, pastel colours

Honey mango wood furniture

The most popular shade, honey, is a more uniform colour than light mango wood but with striking grain patterns. It completely disguises the grey tones and creates a warm golden brown finish. The honey tones shown by the Dakota Mango and Tenali Mango ranges demonstrate this beautifully sophisticated effect.

Will honey mango wood furniture fit with my décor?

Honey toned furniture works well with:

Cool shades, such as greys and greens

Other wood colours for contrast

Dark mango wood furniture

A warm walnut brown finish with dark natural grain patterns. Offering an even more uniform effect than honey mango wood, it disguises the natural colours of the wood but retains a lot of character. Casa Bella’s Dakota Dark Mango range is a perfect example.

Will dark mango wood furniture fit with my décor?

Dark toned furniture works well with:

A clean backdrop

Bright colours

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