Sepia Color — HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#985e2b
Format Value
HEX #985e2b
RGB rgb(152, 94, 43)
HSL hsl(28.1, 55.9%, 38.2%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 71.7%, 40.4%)
HSV hsv(28.1, 71.7%, 59.6%)

sepia color harmonies

Tints & shades of sepia

Tints (lighter)

#a16d3e #ab7b52 #b48a65 #bd9978 #c7a78b #d0b69f #dac4b2 #e3d3c5 #ece2d8 #f6f0ec

Shades (darker)

#8a5527 #7c4d23 #6f441f #613c1b #533317 #452b14 #372210 #291a0c #1c1108 #0e0904

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 5.29:1 · AA

The quick brown fox

On black · 3.97:1 · AA Large

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use sepia in code

CSS color: #985e2b;
SCSS $color: #985e2b;
Tailwind bg-[#985e2b]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.369, blue: 0.169, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#985e2b")
Flutter Color(0xFF985E2B)

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What is the HEX code for sepia?

The CSS color sepia in HEX format is #985e2b. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use sepia in CSS?

To apply sepia in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #985e2b;
  • Background: background-color: #985e2b;
  • Border: border-color: #985e2b;

What are all the color format values for sepia?

FormatValue
HEX#985e2b
RGBrgb(152, 94, 43)
HSLhsl(28.1, 55.9%, 38.2%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38.2%, 71.7%, 40.4%)

How do I convert sepia to HEX?

Select sepia from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #985e2b — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does sepia belong to?

sepia belongs to the orange color family. It is a medium, moderately saturated color with HSL values: hue 28.1°, saturation 55.9%, lightness 38.2%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of sepia?

Lighter variant (lightness 53.2%): #ca8345. Darker variant (lightness 23.200000000000003%): #5c391a. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.