The Dark Knight Rises (2012) colour palette
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Shot by Wally Pfister
- #302f2edark grey · 16.3%
- #121211near black · 13.8%
- #535250dark grey · 8.6%
- #8a7c6borange · 3.4%
- #8d8b88mid grey · 3.1%
- #b2b1aalight grey · 3.1%
The Dark Knight Rises (2012), shot by Wally Pfister, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2e), covering 16.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.292 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.175 — more saturated than 15% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.346 — brighter than 10% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Dark Knight Rises page →
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