Boom! (1968) colour palette

Directed by Joseph Losey · Shot by Douglas Slocombe

#322d2cdark grey · 11.9%
#f2f2f2near white · 7.8%
#d2d0cclight grey · 5.8%
#131110near black · 5.4%
#978c88mid grey · 4.4%
#564f4bdark grey · 4.4%

Boom! (1968), shot by Douglas Slocombe, runs muted and warm, measured across 59 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322d2c), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.524 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.181 — more saturated than 17% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.484 — brighter than 90% of ranked films

Measured across 59 frames. See the frames on the Boom! page →

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