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Back to the Future II (1989) colour palette

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Shot by Dean Cundey

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 37% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Back to the Future II page →

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