Tenet (2020) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Hoyte van Hoytema
- #30302cdark grey · 10.9%
- #121111near black · 6.7%
- #50524cdark grey · 5.8%
- #d2c9b0pale orange · 3.9%
- #a8a798mid grey · 3.6%
- #8d918amid grey · 3.3%
Tenet (2020), shot by Hoyte van Hoytema, runs muted and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302c), covering 10.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.437 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.244 — more saturated than 47% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.416 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Tenet page →
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