1. Filters
  2. sepia

Filters

filter: sepia()

Utilities for applying sepia filters to an element.

ClassStyles
sepia
filter: sepia(100%);
sepia-<number>
filter: sepia(<number>%);
sepia-(<custom-property>)
filter: sepia(var(<custom-property>));
sepia-[<value>]
filter: sepia(<value>);

Examples

Basic example

Use utilities like sepia and sepia-50 to control the sepia effect applied to an element:

sepia-0

sepia-50

sepia

<img class="sepia-0" src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="sepia-50" src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="sepia" src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

Using a custom value

Use the sepia-[<value>] syntax to set the sepia amount based on a completely custom value:

<img class="sepia-[.25] ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

For CSS variables, you can also use the sepia-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<img class="sepia-(--my-sepia) ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

This is just a shorthand for sepia-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a filter: sepia() utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<img class="sepia md:sepia-0 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

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