The Lobster (2015) colour palette
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Shot by Thimios Bakatakis
- #2e302edark grey · 15.1%
- #50524ddark grey · 9.5%
- #adb2aelight grey · 6.2%
- #90948emid grey · 5.8%
- #d0d4d1light grey · 4.9%
- #72766fmid grey · 4.6%
The Lobster (2015), shot by Thimios Bakatakis, 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 (#2e302e), covering 15.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.253 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.13 — more saturated than 6% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.429 — brighter than 61% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Lobster page →
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