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The New World (2005) colour palette

Directed by Terrence Malick · Shot by Emmanuel Lubezki

The New World (2005), shot by Emmanuel Lubezki, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#343329), covering 10.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.494 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.24 — more saturated than 45% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.4 — brighter than 39% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The New World page →

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