Sepia is a reddish-brown color. It is named after the pigment derived from Sepia cuttlefish.
What color is Sepia?
Sepia color belongs to the Brown color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Sepia is #704214, and the RGB color code is RGB(112, 66, 20).
In the RGB color model, Sepia has a red value of 112, a green value of 66, and a blue value of 20. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 41.1% magenta, 82.1% yellow, and 56.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 30° (degrees), 69.7 % saturation, and 25.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Sepia has a hue of 30° (degrees), 82.1 % saturation and 43.9 % brightness/value.
Sepia is cool or warm?
The color Sepia is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Sepia?
Sepia has an LRV of nearly 7. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Sepia color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(30deg, 69.7 %, 25.9 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 30°
W: 7.84 %
B: 56.08 %
XYZ
X : 8.76
Y : 7.39
Z : 1.63
YXY
Y1 : 7.39
X : 0.49
Y2 : 0.42
CMY
C : 56.08%
M : 74.12%
Y : 92.16%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 32.68
A : 15.99
B : 34.67
CIE-Lch
L : 32.68
C : 38.18
H : 65.25
CIE-Luv
L : 32.68
U : 35.46
V : 28.02
Hunter-Lab
L : 27.19
A : 9.91
B : 15.48
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Sepia
Here are the colors similar to Sepia . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Sepia color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Sepia to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
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RAL Classic
Sepia color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Sepia to RAL Classic
British Standard 4800
Sepia color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Sepia to British Standard 4800
RAL Design
Sepia color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Sepia to RAL Design
Paint similar to Sepia
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Sepia . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
Sepia color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Sepia to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Sepia color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Sepia to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Sepia color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Sepia to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Sepia color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Sepia to PPG Paints
Behr
Sepia color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Sepia to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Sepia color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Sepia to Dunn-Edwards
Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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Sepia - #704214 Color Images and Patterns
