Later, K receives a call. There is a bright sign with orange-yellow letters behind him, which can reinforce the idea of going ahead with the case (figure 26). As we have pointed out, this tone related to K’s character is maintained throughout the film. Another reference: his visit to the replicant factory, bathed in a yellow atmosphere (Figure 27). However, it is tinted in a golden colour, which matches the film’s text: the company is positioned as the most important in the world after saving the planet from catastrophe (Figure 28).

Likewise, yellow is consolidated when discovering that one of the replicants has had a child, a woman who Deckard was attracted to in Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982). This tone becomes associated with these characters and even with other replicants presented against a golden ochre backdrop (Figure 29).

Source: Fotograma Blade Runner 2049

Source: Fotograma Blade Runner 2049

Figure 26. K with a bright sign

Figure 27. Replicant factory

Source: Fotograma Blade Runner 2049

Source: Fotograma Blade Runner 2049

Figure 24. Image of the start: yellow door

Figure 25. K finds yellow flowers (sign)