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For other meanings of the term, see Sepia (disambiguation).
Sepia is a rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish, and it is also the name of a dark brown-grey color.
Sepia was commonly used as writing ink in classical times. In the last quarter of the 18th century, Professor Jacob Seydelmann of Dresden developed a process to extract and produce a more concentrated form for use in watercolors and oil paints.
Sepia is also favored in photography; the color can be obtained with a gold toning bath. The reddishness we nostalgically associate with sepia is actually the result of fading over time. Consequently, sepia has become a very vaguely defined term.
The word sepia is Greek for "cuttlefish."
See also Sepia tone.
Color Coordinates
Hex triplet = #704214
RGB (r, g, b) = (112, 66, 20)
CMYK (c, m, y, k) = (39, 69, 100, 41)
HSV (h, s, v) = (30, 82, 44)
See also
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