The Beach (2000) colour palette
Directed by Danny Boyle · Shot by Darius Khondji
- #2e2f2bdark grey · 12.1%
- #111110near black · 7.9%
- #55534cdark grey · 5.4%
- #72746emid grey · 3.5%
- #d2d1c9light grey · 3.5%
- #8f9491mid grey · 3.2%
The Beach (2000), shot by Darius Khondji, runs muted and warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2f2b), covering 12.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.448 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.226 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.403 — brighter than 42% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the The Beach page →
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