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The Sea of Trees (2015) colour palette

Directed by Gus Van Sant · Shot by Kasper Tuxen

The Sea of Trees (2015), shot by Kasper Tuxen, runs muted and balanced, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are green and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2b332f), covering 10.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

balanced

0.17 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.206 — more saturated than 28% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.367 — brighter than 18% of ranked films

Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the The Sea of Trees page →

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