Sepia

Sepia (#704214) is a deep orange with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (30°, 70%, 26%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel. Dried and ground ink sac of the cuttlefish. The sole monochrome wash used by 19th-century draughtsmen before aniline inks — and the reason old photographs still carry its name.

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