Memento (2000) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Wally Pfister
- #2e2c2edark grey · 13.1%
- #070607near black · 8.4%
- #cfcecelight grey · 6.3%
- #fcfcfdpale blue · 6.3%
- #4e4c4cdark grey · 6.3%
- #8d8d8cmid grey · 5.3%
Memento (2000), shot by Wally Pfister, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2c2e), covering 13.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.213 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.148 — more saturated than 9% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.44 — brighter than 70% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Memento page →
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