
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) colour palette
Directed by Lynne Ramsay · Shot by Seamus McGarvey
- #32312fdark grey · 9.2%
- #d4d5cflight grey · 5.8%
- #0f0e0dnear black · 5.2%
- #f7f7f3pale yellow · 4.3%
- #51534fdark grey · 4%
- #938875orange · 3.4%
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011), shot by Seamus McGarvey, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312f), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.644 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.309 — more saturated than 74% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.47 — brighter than 86% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the We Need To Talk About Kevin page →
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