Inception (2010) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Wally Pfister
- #333130dark grey · 11.7%
- #51504edark grey · 9.4%
- #12100edeep orange · 6.1%
- #48372cdeep orange · 5.6%
- #8d8d8cmid grey · 5%
- #231a14deep orange · 5%
Inception (2010), shot by Wally Pfister, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 72 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#333130), covering 11.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.766 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.187 — more saturated than 20% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.395 — brighter than 37% of ranked films
Measured across 72 frames. See the frames on the Inception page →
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