Cry Baby (1990) colour palette
Directed by John Waters · Shot by David Insley
- #32312fdark grey · 10.5%
- #0e0d0cnear black · 6.7%
- #d7d6d0light grey · 6.3%
- #f4f4f1pale yellow · 4.4%
- #d3cab3pale orange · 2.5%
- #52504bdark grey · 2.5%
Cry Baby (1990), shot by David Insley, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312f), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.607 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.266 — more saturated than 57% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.481 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Cry Baby page →
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