The Martian (2015) colour palette
Directed by Ridley Scott · Shot by Dariusz Wolski
- #2d2e31dark grey · 11.4%
- #0c0d0fnear black · 9.2%
- #f4f4f5near white · 5.5%
- #d2d1d0light grey · 4.6%
- #141a26deep blue · 4%
- #47494ddark grey · 3.7%
The Martian (2015), shot by Dariusz Wolski, 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 (#2d2e31), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.424 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.255 — more saturated than 51% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.4 — brighter than 40% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Martian page →
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