Promised Land (2012) colour palette

Directed by Gus Van Sant · Shot by Linus Sandgren

#2f322fdark grey · 15%
#131514near black · 8.2%
#4e524cdark grey · 6.8%
#8f918emid grey · 5%
#37484acyan · 3.2%
#716c57yellow · 3.2%

Promised Land (2012), shot by Linus Sandgren, runs muted and balanced, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f322f), covering 15% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

balanced

0.132 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.224 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.362 — brighter than 16% of ranked films

Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the Promised Land page →

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Batman Returns

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