Alien (1979) colour palette
Directed by Ridley Scott · Shot by Derek Vanlint
- #0f1010near black · 12.4%
- #2f2e2edark grey · 11.8%
- #4d4d4cdark grey · 6.8%
- #f4f5f5near white · 4.7%
- #d2d1d0light grey · 4.4%
- #0f1926deep blue · 4.4%
Alien (1979), shot by Derek Vanlint, runs muted and balanced, measured across 68 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is near black (#0f1010), covering 12.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
-0.053 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.204 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.382 — brighter than 29% of ranked films
Measured across 68 frames. See the frames on the Alien page →
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