Arrival (2016) colour palette
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Shot by Bradford Young
- #2c3030dark grey · 16.3%
- #101212near black · 9.8%
- #4e524fdark grey · 7.5%
- #39474ccyan · 6.1%
- #aaaeadlight grey · 5.4%
- #1b282ddeep cyan · 4.7%
Arrival (2016), shot by Bradford Young, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 59 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2c3030), covering 16.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.118 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.178 — more saturated than 16% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.353 — brighter than 11% of ranked films
Measured across 59 frames. See the frames on the Arrival page →
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