Day of the Dead (1985) colour palette
Directed by George A. Romero · Shot by Michael Gornick
- #36322ddark grey · 8.6%
- #55534edark grey · 6.9%
- #d0cfcclight grey · 5.9%
- #11100fnear black · 5.5%
- #4c4b3ayellow · 5.2%
- #92908bmid grey · 4.8%
Day of the Dead (1985), shot by Michael Gornick, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#36322d), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.622 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.201 — more saturated than 25% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.408 — brighter than 45% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the Day of the Dead page →
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