Dunkirk (2017) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Hoyte van Hoytema
- #2f3331dark grey · 11%
- #51554ddark grey · 7.5%
- #8f968emid grey · 5.1%
- #cfd4celight grey · 4.7%
- #74786cmid grey · 4.7%
- #556d6bcyan · 3.5%
Dunkirk (2017), shot by Hoyte van Hoytema, runs muted and balanced, measured across 51 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are cyan and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f3331), covering 11% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.107 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.187 — more saturated than 20% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.436 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 51 frames. See the frames on the Dunkirk page →
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