Sepia (#704214)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.47:1 — vs black: 2.48:1

Color values

  • HEX #704214
  • RGB rgb(112, 66, 20)
  • HSL hsl(30, 82%, 43%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 41.07, 82.14, 56.08 )
  • Websafe #663300
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #704214 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sepia
#704214 Base
#144270
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sepia
#704214 Base
#701414
#707014
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sepia
#704214 Base
#147042
#421470
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sepia
#704214 Base
#147070
#141470
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sepia
#704214 Base
#147014
#144270
#701470
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sepia
#704214 Base
#160D04
#2F1C08
#4D2E0E
#93561A
#B16820
#DD8F40
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sepia, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #160D04
— #281707
— #3A220A
— #4C2D0E
— #5E3711
Sepia #704214 Base
— #AC651F
— #DB8936
— #E6AC72
— #F0CFAE
— #FBF2E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #704214. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #704214;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #704214;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #704214;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #704214,
        #1470CC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #704214,
        #1470CC
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$sepia: #704214;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sepia-r: 112;
$sepia-g: 66;
$sepia-b: 20;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sepia;
    color: rgba($sepia-r, $sepia-g, $sepia-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sepia appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #704214 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #53530F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #494915 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #723E3E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4D4D4D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sepia ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sepia #704214 Base
Brown-nose #6B4423 ΔE 3.47
Pullman Brown (UPS Brown) #644117 ΔE 3.59
Chocolate (traditional) #7B3F00 ΔE 3.95
Dark Brown #654321 ΔE 4.17

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.