Election (1999) colour palette
Directed by Alexander Payne · Shot by James Glennon
- #312e2cdark grey · 9.8%
- #f2f3f2near white · 6.4%
- #54524fdark grey · 4.7%
- #a9acaelight grey · 4.1%
- #92938emid grey · 3.7%
- #d5d2celight grey · 3.7%
Election (1999), shot by James Glennon, runs muted and warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e2c), covering 9.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.324 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.239 — more saturated than 44% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.477 — brighter than 88% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Election page →
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