The Social Network colour palette
Directed by David Fincher · Shot by Jeff Cronenweth
- #31312cdark grey · 12.1%
- #14130fdeep yellow · 11.7%
- #2c2719deep orange · 7%
- #53554fdark grey · 6.7%
- #4e4b31deep yellow · 4.8%
- #d2d2cflight grey · 4.1%
The Social Network, shot by Jeff Cronenweth, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are yellow and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312c), covering 12.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.616 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.212 — more saturated than 30% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.356 — brighter than 14% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the The Social Network page →
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