E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) colour palette
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Shot by Allen Daviau
- #2e292ddark grey · 8%
- #0d0c0enear black · 7.7%
- #493531deep red · 5.5%
- #261513deep red · 4.6%
- #f6f4f4near white · 4%
- #504a4adark grey · 4%
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), shot by Allen Daviau, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e292d), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.48 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.32 — more saturated than 78% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.404 — brighter than 43% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial page →
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