Take Shelter (2011) colour palette
Directed by Jeff Nichols · Shot by Adam Stone
- #2f2f2ddark grey · 9.5%
- #4e4f4ddark grey · 7.1%
- #151615near black · 4.6%
- #f2f2efnear white · 3.7%
- #8e8a72mid grey · 3.7%
- #abacaalight grey · 3.7%
Take Shelter (2011), shot by Adam Stone, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2f2d), covering 9.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.348 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.212 — more saturated than 30% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.447 — brighter than 76% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Take Shelter page →
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