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10,000 BC (2008) colour palette

Directed by Roland Emmerich · Shot by Ueli Steiger

10,000 BC (2008), shot by Ueli Steiger, runs muted and balanced, measured across 138 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312d), covering 9.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.156 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.264 — more saturated than 56% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.402 — brighter than 42% of ranked films

Measured across 138 frames. See the frames on the 10,000 BC page →

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