A Family Thing (1996) colour palette
Directed by Richard Pearce · Shot by Fred Murphy
- #30302edark grey · 10.4%
- #d4d1c8pale yellow · 6.7%
- #50504cdark grey · 6.1%
- #0d0d0enear black · 5%
- #928a77mid grey · 4.3%
- #cfc7b1pale orange · 4.3%
A Family Thing (1996), shot by Fred Murphy, runs muted and warm, measured across 141 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302e), covering 10.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.421 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.196 — more saturated than 23% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.447 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 141 frames. See the frames on the A Family Thing page →
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