Blue Velvet (1986) colour palette
Directed by David Lynch · Shot by Frederick Elmes
- #332d2adark grey · 10.5%
- #120f0edeep orange · 9.5%
- #4a3230deep red · 7.5%
- #271a18deep red · 7.5%
- #534c49dark grey · 4.6%
- #6a574dorange · 4.3%
Blue Velvet (1986), shot by Frederick Elmes, runs muted and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332d2a), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.572 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.267 — more saturated than 57% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.365 — brighter than 18% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Blue Velvet page →
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