2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) colour palette
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Shot by Geoffrey Unsworth
- #080809near black · 13.9%
- #f9fafbpale blue · 11.9%
- #2e2c2edark grey · 5.8%
- #cfd2celight grey · 4.6%
- #8d0704red · 2.3%
- #ff0000red · 2.3%
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), shot by Geoffrey Unsworth, runs natural and warm, measured across 69 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#080809), covering 13.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.399 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.35 — more saturated than 84% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.461 — brighter than 82% of ranked films
Measured across 69 frames. See the frames on the 2001: A Space Odyssey page →
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