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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest colour palette

Directed by Gore Verbinski · Shot by Dariusz Wolski

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, shot by Dariusz Wolski, runs muted and warm, measured across 76 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are cyan and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d332d), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

warm

0.3 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.239 — more saturated than 44% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.369 — brighter than 20% of ranked films

Measured across 76 frames. See the frames on the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest page →

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