The Whale (2022) colour palette
Directed by Darren Aronofsky · Shot by Matthew Libatique
- #2f302cdark grey · 21.4%
- #53534ddark grey · 14.9%
- #171716near black · 7%
- #76736bmid grey · 5.1%
- #23211cdark grey · 4.2%
- #6c6557mid grey · 3.7%
The Whale (2022), shot by Matthew Libatique, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 43 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f302c), covering 21.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.494 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.111 — more saturated than 5% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.342 — brighter than 9% of ranked films
Measured across 43 frames. See the frames on the The Whale page →
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