Sepia
(noun)
- A brownish-grey color.
- A brownish-grey tint in black-and-white photography.
- A monochrome picture made using sepia.
Origin:
From latin, from the name of the cuttlefish genus sepia.
Examples:
- The old photo has a beautiful sepia tone to it.
- I prefer my photos in black and white, but a sepia tint can give them a unique look.
- The artist used sepia ink to create a beautiful old-world map effect on the paper.
- The sepia colored painting of the horse looked timeless and classic.
- She loved the sepia photo of her grandparents, it was the only one she had of them.