The Shape of Water (2017) colour palette
Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Shot by Dan Laustsen
- #2b342ddark grey · 11.7%
- #101410near black · 10.5%
- #0f2a28deep cyan · 6.5%
- #4f574cdark grey · 6.2%
- #2a2919deep yellow · 4.9%
- #4e5134yellow · 4.6%
The Shape of Water (2017), shot by Dan Laustsen, runs muted and balanced, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are cyan and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2b342d), covering 11.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.027 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.298 — more saturated than 69% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.309 — brighter than 1% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the The Shape of Water page →
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