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Knight of Cups poster

Knight of Cups (2015) colour palette

Directed by Terrence Malick · Shot by Emmanuel Lubezki

Knight of Cups (2015), shot by Emmanuel Lubezki, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f3031), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

-0.167 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.269 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.468 — brighter than 85% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Knight of Cups page →

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