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Desaturated Color Grade

DESATURATED COLOR GRADE — colors are heavily muted. The bamboo is grey-green, the subject copper hair is muted rust, the navy sweater nearly grey. Dreamy melancholic atmosphere. Modern art house cinema look.

Desaturated Color Grade

Reduced color saturation creates a muted, melancholic, or dreamy atmosphere.

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When to use

For gritty, melancholic, realistic, documentary, or post-apocalyptic mood.

Pro tips

  • Say "desaturated color grade, muted palette, slight green-blue cast"
  • Add "high contrast to compensate for lost color"
  • Reference: "Children of Men aesthetic" or "war photography"
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