Timbuktu (2014) colour palette
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako · Shot by Sofian El Fani
- #d1b48forange · 10%
- #ad906dorange · 8.8%
- #cda873orange · 6.4%
- #34312edark grey · 6.4%
- #55534cdark grey · 4.8%
- #e8d1afpale orange · 4%
Timbuktu (2014), shot by Sofian El Fani, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 50 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is orange (#d1b48f), covering 10% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.862 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.309 — more saturated than 74% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.513 — brighter than 96% of ranked films
Measured across 50 frames. See the frames on the Timbuktu page →
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