District 9 (2009) colour palette
Directed by Neill Blomkamp · Shot by Trent Opaloch
- #33312edark grey · 9%
- #56534cdark grey · 7.4%
- #d5d3cblight grey · 6.5%
- #afa893yellow · 4.8%
- #151414near black · 4.5%
- #918f89mid grey · 3.9%
District 9 (2009), shot by Trent Opaloch, runs muted and warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33312e), covering 9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.54 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.202 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.452 — brighter than 78% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the District 9 page →
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