Breaking the Waves (1996) colour palette
Directed by Lars von Trier · Shot by Robby Müller
- #36302bdark grey · 10.9%
- #585048dark grey · 7.1%
- #a89b8dorange · 5.2%
- #504738orange · 5%
- #918775mid grey · 4.9%
- #8d7a6aorange · 4.8%
Breaking the Waves (1996), shot by Robby Müller, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 183 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#36302b), covering 10.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.875 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.188 — more saturated than 20% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.443 — brighter than 72% of ranked films
Measured across 183 frames. See the frames on the Breaking the Waves page →
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