Elephant (2003) colour palette
Directed by Gus Van Sant · Shot by Harris Savides
- #312f2fdark grey · 9.8%
- #51504adark grey · 6.2%
- #d4d3d0light grey · 5.9%
- #d2c9b3pale orange · 4.6%
- #b2b0ablight grey · 4.3%
- #aea895yellow · 3.6%
Elephant (2003), shot by Harris Savides, runs muted and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2f), covering 9.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.453 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.267 — more saturated than 57% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.478 — brighter than 88% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Elephant page →
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