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Checkmate (2015) colour palette

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

Checkmate (2015) runs muted and balanced, measured across 173 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e302e), covering 12.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.194 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.225 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.453 — brighter than 79% of ranked films

Measured across 173 frames. See the frames on the Checkmate page →

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