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The Tree Of Life (2011) colour palette

Directed by Terrence Malick · Shot by Emmanuel Lubezki

The Tree Of Life (2011), shot by Emmanuel Lubezki, runs muted and balanced, measured across 73 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e312d), covering 8.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.195 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.268 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.443 — brighter than 73% of ranked films

Measured across 73 frames. See the frames on the The Tree Of Life page →

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