Human Flow (2017) colour palette
Directed by Ai Weiwei · Shot by Johannes Waltermann
- #30302fdark grey · 11.6%
- #51524fdark grey · 8.9%
- #d3d2cdlight grey · 6.6%
- #8e908bmid grey · 5.3%
- #aeafaalight grey · 4.5%
- #f4f5f4near white · 3.7%
Human Flow (2017), shot by Johannes Waltermann, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 289 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302f), covering 11.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.277 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.17 — more saturated than 13% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.471 — brighter than 86% of ranked films
Measured across 289 frames. See the frames on the Human Flow page →
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