Knives Out (2019) colour palette
Directed by Rian Johnson · Shot by Steve Yedlin
- #302e2cdark grey · 12.1%
- #151212near black · 6.8%
- #47362ddeep orange · 6.2%
- #4f4e4bdark grey · 5.3%
- #261b15deep orange · 4.7%
- #8c6f50orange · 4.4%
Knives Out (2019), shot by Steve Yedlin, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 68 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302e2c), covering 12.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.784 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.228 — more saturated than 39% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.373 — brighter than 23% of ranked films
Measured across 68 frames. See the frames on the Knives Out page →
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