sepia
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reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia
Key facts
- Hex triplet
- # 704214
- Srgb r g b
- (112, 66, 20)
- Hsv h s v
- (30°, 82%, 44%)
- Cielch uv l c h
- (33, 45, 38°)
- Source
- Maerz and Paul
- Iscc nbs descriptor
- Strong brown
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- Image
- Cadires sota un tendal a la terrassa del Gran Hotel de Font-romeu.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Sepia photographs
- sRGB color hex triplet
- 704214
- P8168
- Tonga language
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Sepia ink used for writing, drawing and as a colored wash by Leonardo da Vinci
Sepia is a reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia. The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek word σηπία (sēpía), meaning cuttlefish.
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