Meaning & use
sepia color
A reddish-brown color, commonly associated with old photographs and antique documents.
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The photographer edited the wedding photos in sepia color for a vintage look.
Faded sepia color made the century-old letters look even more fragile.
A note on using this word
Originally named for a brown pigment made from cuttlefish ink; 'sepia' alone already names the color.
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