
Life of Pi (2012) colour palette
Directed by Ang Lee · Shot by Claudio Miranda
- #30312fdark grey · 7.3%
- #0b0c0dnear black · 4.5%
- #f8f9f8near white · 3.7%
- #abaa95mid grey · 3.4%
- #726c58yellow · 2.5%
- #cdd0cclight grey · 2.5%
Life of Pi (2012), shot by Claudio Miranda, runs natural and balanced, measured across 71 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30312f), covering 7.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.041 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.376 — more saturated than 89% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.44 — brighter than 70% of ranked films
Measured across 71 frames. See the frames on the Life of Pi page →
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