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Sepia (color)
Shade of brown derived from the common cuttlefish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the color. For other uses, see Sepia.
Sepia is a reddish-brown color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia.[2] The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.[3]
Quick Facts Color coordinates, Hex triplet ...
Sepia | |
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Hex triplet | #704214 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (112, 66, 20) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 82%, 44%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (33, 45, 38°) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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