Cinematic Warm
Warm highlights with gentle contrast for daylight footage.


Original: Daylight portrait used to preview the Cinematic Warm look. Result rendered from the same 33-point .cube that the download below produces. Photo credit: Unsplash under the Unsplash License.
What this look actually does
- Lifts the red channel and pulls blue back slightly, so skin and sunlight read warmer without turning orange.
- Adds about 9% contrast around an 18% pivot to give the image some bite.
- Pushes a small amber offset into the highlights only, weighted continuously so there is no visible split.
Best for
Outdoor daylight and golden-hour shots that already lean cool or flat.
Watch out for
Indoor footage that is already yellow will go further yellow. Lower the strength or pull temperature back.
How to use it
- Apply after your camera profile so the look is the last transform.
- Start at 60-80% strength for mixed-lighting scenes.
File details
- Format
- .cube 3D LUT
- Grid
- 33³ (35,937 samples)
- Colour space
- sRGB → sRGB
- Domain
- 0 0 0 – 1 1 1
This is the file produced by pnpm lut:assets at build time from the same engine that runs in your browser.
Try Cinematic Warm on your own image
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