
Hell or High Water (2016) colour palette
Directed by David Mackenzie · Shot by Giles Nuttgens
- #33322cdark grey · 8.6%
- #514b35yellow · 6%
- #d2cdadpale yellow · 5.4%
- #10100fnear black · 5.1%
- #746d57yellow · 4.4%
- #50554fdark grey · 4.4%
Hell or High Water (2016), shot by Giles Nuttgens, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are yellow and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33322c), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.653 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.453 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Hell or High Water page →
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