The Shallows (2016) colour palette
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · Shot by Flavio Martínez Labiano
- #0e2d33deep cyan · 5.5%
- #2e4e53cyan · 4.3%
- #cfd4cclight grey · 3.7%
- #2d3330dark grey · 3.7%
- #021a28deep blue · 3.4%
- #8f968bmid grey · 3.1%
The Shallows (2016), shot by Flavio Martínez Labiano, runs natural and cool, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are cyan and blue. The single most common colour is deep cyan (#0e2d33), covering 5.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
cool
-0.439 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.399 — more saturated than 91% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.435 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Shallows page →
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