12 Years a Slave (2013) colour palette
Directed by Steve McQueen · Shot by Sean Bobbitt
- #35312bdark grey · 12%
- #565249dark grey · 8.3%
- #4f4739orange · 6.8%
- #d0c9b1pale yellow · 6%
- #aea892yellow · 5.4%
- #908b75mid grey · 5.2%
12 Years a Slave (2013), shot by Sean Bobbitt, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 310 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#35312b), covering 12% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.873 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.184 — more saturated than 18% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.438 — brighter than 68% of ranked films
Measured across 310 frames. See the frames on the 12 Years a Slave page →
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