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Dune (2021) colour palette

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Shot by Greig Fraser

Dune (2021), shot by Greig Fraser, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 205 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2d), covering 13.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

strongly warm

0.791 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.181 — more saturated than 17% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.41 — brighter than 46% of ranked films

Measured across 205 frames. See the frames on the Dune page →

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