
21 Grams (2003) colour palette
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu · Shot by Rodrigo Prieto
- #30302ddark grey · 14.1%
- #53534fdark grey · 7.2%
- #131312near black · 6.6%
- #d4d3cclight grey · 5.9%
- #aeb2aalight grey · 4.5%
- #cfc8b4pale orange · 4.5%
21 Grams (2003), shot by Rodrigo Prieto, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302d), covering 14.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.346 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.16 — more saturated than 11% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.443 — brighter than 73% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the 21 Grams page →
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