A brownish color produced on photographs in the photographic process The process of creating sepia ink pigment does use some acid Because acid in ink is as detrimental to paper as acid is in the paper itself Although sepia inks are reasonably permanent in dull light, they tend to fade rapidly when exposed to bright natural light
{i} brownish inklike secretion of a cuttlefish; brownish pigment derived from the inklike secretion of a cuttlefish; dark brownish color; photograph printed in shades of brown
A dark brown color applied to photographs or other prints Inky secretions of the cuttlefish produce this coloration
Describing the shades of brown found in the pictures from very early in photography, the term is also used as a special effect on some digital cameras, which converts the existing image into shades of brown