Lemonade (2016) colour palette

Directed by Beyoncé · Shot by Khalik Allah

#2c2c2ddark grey · 9.5%
#060505near black · 8.9%
#4b4d4adark grey · 6.8%
#fcfdfdpale cyan · 5.8%
#8e8f8dmid grey · 5.5%
#cfcfcdlight grey · 4%

Lemonade (2016), shot by Khalik Allah, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2c2c2d), covering 9.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.554 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.265 — more saturated than 57% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.427 — brighter than 58% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Lemonade page →

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