Dark Waters (2019) colour palette
Directed by Todd Haynes · Shot by Edward Lachman
- #2d342edark grey · 14.1%
- #10120edeep green · 11.7%
- #11292cdeep cyan · 6.6%
- #364e4ccyan · 4.5%
- #2c2b13deep yellow · 4.5%
- #4f4e37yellow · 4.1%
Dark Waters (2019), shot by Edward Lachman, runs natural and balanced, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are cyan and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d342e), covering 14.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits very dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.191 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.306 — more saturated than 73% of ranked films
Luminance
very dark
0.287 — brighter than 0% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the Dark Waters page →
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