Boys Don’t Cry (1999) colour palette
Directed by Kimberly Peirce · Shot by Jim Denault
- #322c2ddark grey · 8.6%
- #0f0d11deep violet · 7.1%
- #111329deep blue · 5.8%
- #30344ddeep blue · 5.2%
- #efeff0near white · 4%
- #524e4adark grey · 3.4%
Boys Don’t Cry (1999), shot by Jim Denault, runs natural and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322c2d), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
-0.042 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.304 — more saturated than 72% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.391 — brighter than 33% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Boys Don’t Cry page →
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