Sepia Brown-is it a PMS?

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I have a photo to print in a Sepia Brown. Is that generally a Pantone color or is there a photoshop option to just convert to Sepia? I just know its normally that brown color usually on older photos
#1
I'm sure you can find a Pantone colour that looks like the sepia brown you want.
#2
I know but i wanted to know if there is an exact PMS or a standard one generally used for it...like Reflex Blue or something like that. If not, is there maybe a filter somewhere that I am missing that will convert to Sepia?
#3
Not as far as I know.

Ask 10 people which colour is sepia, you'll probably get 10 different variations of brown.

If not, is there maybe a filter somewhere that I am missing that will convert to Sepia?

Check out the duotone presets
#4
lark100,

sepia brown is NOT a single Pantone spot color.
A shadow in such an old image is almost black.
Therefore one needs a conversion like this:
Use the original brightness B, but add a little
tint by choosing a moderate saturation S and a
yellow-ish hue H.
Convert RGB to Grayscale, convert back to RGB.
Change color by HSB. For instance:
B as before, but S=0.2 and H=20°, or so.

Duotone, as suggested by C.N, is a good idea, if
the book should be printed by K and ONE Spot.
But which Spot should be used ? There are many
candidates on p.3 here:
<http://www.fho-emden.de/~hoffmann/swatch16032005.pdf>

If the book contains ordinary color images as well,
then the modified grays have to be simulated by
CMYK (convert modified RGB image into CMYK for
the actual process).

Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
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