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# Sepia

To apply a sepia effect to your images, you can use the `sepia=1` parameter.

<mark style="color:green;">**sepia=1**</mark>

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| <img src="/files/64o2cVWo9aDp3X63aMB6" alt="" data-size="original"> | <p>Original image:</p><p><a href="https://doc.cloudimg.io/https://samples.scaleflex.com/paris.jpg?w=400">/samples.scaleflex.com/paris.jpg?<mark style="color:orange;"><strong>w=400</strong></mark></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| <img src="/files/eZopKw3xZtpc1vkRYe4x" alt="" data-size="original"> | <p>Sepia tone:</p><p><a href="https://doc.cloudimg.io/https://samples.scaleflex.com/paris.jpg?w=400&#x26;sepia=1">/samples.scaleflex.com/paris.jpg?<mark style="color:orange;"><strong>w=400</strong></mark>&<mark style="color:green;"><strong>sepia=1</strong></mark></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| <img src="/files/HyC90EkTjWAyC5QbPS0j" alt="" data-size="original"> | <p>Original image:</p><p><a href="https://doc.cloudimg.io/https://samples.scaleflex.com/face.png?w=400">/samples.scaleflex.com/face.png?<mark style="color:orange;"><strong>w=400</strong></mark></a></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| <img src="/files/hOjHzS2adT55FBwZwdRk" alt="" data-size="original"> | <p>You can combine any color adjustments and filters to achieve the desired artistic effects:</p><p><a href="https://doc.cloudimg.io/https://samples.scaleflex.com/face.png?w=400&#x26;sepia=1&#x26;contrast=24&#x26;bright=-10&#x26;gray=1">/samples.scaleflex.com/face.png?<mark style="color:orange;"><strong>w=400</strong></mark>&<mark style="color:green;"><strong>sepia=1</strong></mark>&<mark style="color:green;"><strong>contrast=24</strong></mark>&<mark style="color:green;"><strong>bright=-10</strong></mark>&<mark style="color:green;"><strong>gray=1</strong></mark></a></p> |