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Dark Sepia

Chen Rui Earth & Skin warm

Chen Rui 185 Dark Sepia is a near-black red alcohol marker in the Earth & Skin family. It sits in the deepest shadow range, making it well-suited for deep shadows, outlines, night scenes. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Earth & Skin family Warm temperature 9% lightness
Deep shadowsOutlinesNight scenesDark backgroundsCrisp linework
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Dark Sepia
Color Family
Earth & Skin
Temperature
Warm
Lightness (HSL)
9%
Saturation (HSL)
45%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Works Well With

Highlights
178
Dark Russet
+18 lightness
164
Earthy Olive
+19 lightness
177
Russet
+26 lightness
163
Dark Warm Olive
+27 lightness
Analogous Colors
133
Pale Peach
15° hue shift
134
Light Peach
15° hue shift
WG6
Warm Gray 6
16° hue shift
6
Sepia Black
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

56
Aqua Blue
opposite hue
CG6
Cool Gray 6
opposite hue
52
Darkest Teal
opposite hue
CG3
Cool Gray 3
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 185 fits the color story by mood and hue.

✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones
🌕 Blood Moon
Copper moon in a black sky — the night the orbit lines up and the earth interrupts its own shadow.
Celestial
🏙 Tokyo Neon Night
Indigo sky between towers, neon orange kanji, trains running where the stars should be.
Cinematic
🌹 Cemetery Roses
Charcoal headstone, deep red petals already dropping — the moss is the only thing still growing.
Gothic
☕ Rich Espresso
Deep warm brown catching copper in the highlight — the shadow goes almost burgundy, not gray.
Skin Tones
🎸 Skater Punk Era
Purple, black tie, marker star on the wrist — complicated was the aesthetic and the whole mood.
Punk
😈 Demon's Peak
Mountain-black wings with ember orange-red and rising smoke-grey — pure midnight menace.
Adversaries
🔻 The Other Side
String-light red and neon teal rotting into vine-black fog — 80s nostalgia laced with dread.
TV & Film

Similar Colors in Earth & Skin

182
Very Dark Brown
near-black red
#3A2018
183
Near-Black Warm Brown
near-black red
#281410
174
Light Russet
dark orange
#906048
177
Russet
dark orange
#784838
178
Dark Russet
deep red
#603028
168
Camel
mid orange
#C89050
171
Warm Camel
mid orange
#B87840
172
Dark Camel
dark orange
#A06030

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