Sepia is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #8fbdeb |
| Complementary Color | #14416f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Color. The Smoked Oak Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Caffeinated Cinnamon (#885511) for more energetic effect. Try Grizzly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#14416f is the best complementary color to Sepia. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #704214 complementary color is Chathams Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sepia are #6f1414 and #6f6f14. Thus found on the left and right of #704214 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moccaccino and Olivetone colors as they work well with Sepia.
The split-complementary Sepia palette consists of #14146f and #146f6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#14416f). Try Deep Koamaru and Genoa colors in combination with #704214, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #704214 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sepia. Thus Scarlet Gum and Jewel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sepia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chathams Blue, Bilbao, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #704214 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sepia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#14416f) and two others. The Jewel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Claret – 120° from the complementary Chathams Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #146f42 and #6f1442.
In a RGB color space, hex #704214 is made of 57% red, 33% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 69.7% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #704214 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #704214 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,66,20) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 33%, 10% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 36.08, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(30,69.7%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,82.14%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.6824,15.9851,34.6736) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7566,7.3917,1.627) |