Back to the Future II (1989) colour palette
Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Shot by Dean Cundey
The main colours of Back to the Future II (1989) are pale yellow (#f2f1ee) and deep red (#483433), over a near-black base: a warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #322d2edark grey · 12.8%
- #131111near black · 9.4%
- #514f4fdark grey · 5.3%
- #909292mid grey · 3.8%
- #f2f1eepale yellow · 3.4%
- #483433deep red · 3.1%
Back to the Future II (1989), shot by Dean Cundey, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322d2e), covering 12.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.476 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.23 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.395 — brighter than 35% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Back to the Future II page →
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