Sepia (color)

Sepia (color)

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Sepia is a dark brown-grey color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish.

The word sepia is Greek for "cuttlefish".

epia in human culture

Art

* 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.

Magazines

* There is a magazine for African-Americans called "Sepia", which was started in 1947.

Manuscripts

* Sepia ink was commonly used as writing ink in classical times.

Photography

* Sepia tones are used in photography; the hue resembles the effect of aging in old photographs and photographs chemically treated for archival purposes, an effect sometimes created on purpose. Many digital cameras include a sepia tone effect as well.

See also

*Sepia tone
*List of colors


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