Dune (1984) colour palette
Directed by David Lynch · Shot by Freddie Francis
- #0f0f0dnear black · 12.8%
- #2e2f30dark grey · 11.8%
- #52514edark grey · 4.9%
- #4f362bdeep orange · 4.3%
- #29170fdeep orange · 3.6%
- #916e53orange · 3.6%
Dune (1984), shot by Freddie Francis, runs natural and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0f0f0d), covering 12.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.577 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.312 — more saturated than 75% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.333 — brighter than 5% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Dune page →
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