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Etoile (1989) colour palette

Directed by Peter Del Monte · Shot by Acácio de Almeida

Etoile (1989), shot by Acácio de Almeida, 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 (#312f2d), covering 9.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.354 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.234 — more saturated than 41% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.404 — brighter than 42% of ranked films

Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Etoile page →

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