A Serious Man (2009) colour palette
Directed by Joel Coen · Shot by Roger Deakins
- #302f2bdark grey · 10.5%
- #ab9273orange · 5.2%
- #545349dark grey · 4.9%
- #161410deep orange · 3.7%
- #d6cdb1pale yellow · 3.7%
- #47392cdeep orange · 3.4%
A Serious Man (2009), shot by Roger Deakins, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2b), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.651 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.287 — more saturated than 66% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.46 — brighter than 82% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the A Serious Man page →
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