Interstellar (2014) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Hoyte van Hoytema
- #2e2d2cdark grey · 11.9%
- #51514edark grey · 10.3%
- #101111near black · 7.7%
- #d2d1celight grey · 6.5%
- #90908dmid grey · 5.8%
- #72726dmid grey · 3.9%
Interstellar (2014), shot by Hoyte van Hoytema, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2d2c), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.211 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.138 — more saturated than 7% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.42 — brighter than 54% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the Interstellar page →
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