Description and conversion results of color Sepia

It is a dark pastel orange color having an approximate luminance of 33%. It has a hue value of 30° indicating that this is a warm color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Kobicha, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Chocolate (Traditional), Dark Brown, Russet, Saddle Brown, Tuscan Brown, Coffee, Fuzzy Wuzzy and Brown. A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Sepia to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

rgb(112, 66, 20)
#704214
hsl(30, 69.7%, 25.9%)
hsv(30, 82.1%, 43.9%)
lab(32.7, 16, 34.7)
xyz(8.8, 7.4, 1.6)

The hexadecimal, RGB and HSL values can be used in CSS files to define colors of different objects. Select a value easily by clicking on it!

Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

Pantone 8583 C
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Pantone 2320 C
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Pantone 463 C
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RAL 8008
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RAL 8007
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RAL 8003
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Sherwin-Williams 6097
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Sherwin-Williams 9099
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Sherwin-Williams 9100
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Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Sepia color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel orange color to white. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Liver Chestnut, Café Au Lait, Tuscan Tan, French Beige, Beaver, Antique Brass, Wood Brown, Fallow, Desert Sand, Khaki (Web), Silver (Crayola), Pale Silver, Linen, Champagne Pink, Almond and Timberwolf.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Sepia color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel orange color to black. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Dark Brown, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Café Noir, Kobicha, Bistre, Seal Brown, Dark Lava, Black Chocolate, Smoky Black, Black and Eerie Black.

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Sepia color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel orange color to gray. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to Kobicha, Dark Brown, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Tuscan Brown, Coffee, Umber, Taupe, Dark Lava and Davy's Grey.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of rose, red, orange, yellow and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Claret, Catawba, Vanilla Ice, Pink Sherbet, Liver (organ), Burnt Umber, Middle Red, Dark Salmon, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Tan (Crayola), Fawn, Antique Bronze, Field Drab, Misty Moss, Vegas Gold, Dark Moss Green, Lincoln Green, Olivine and Asparagus.

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange and azure colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Copper, Café Au Lait, Peach (Crayola), Macaroni And Cheese, Indigo Dye, Prussian Blue, Blue (NCS), Steel Blue, Uranian Blue and Light Cornflower Blue.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, violet and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Tan (Crayola), Fawn, Cyber Grape, Dark Slate Blue, Wisteria, Maximum Blue Purple, Deep Jungle Green, Blue-green (color Wheel), Green Sheen and Verdigris.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, green, azure, magenta and rose colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Tan (Crayola), Fawn, Forest Green (Traditional), UP Forest Green, Ocean Green, Dark Sea Green, Blue Sapphire, Indigo Dye, Dark Sky Blue, Aero, Byzantium, Palatinate Purple, Orchid (Crayola) and Plum (Web).

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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