First Man (2018) colour palette
Directed by Damien Chazelle · Shot by Linus Sandgren
- #0e0e0fnear black · 12%
- #2e2f2fdark grey · 10.6%
- #d0d0cclight grey · 6.5%
- #f7f7f7near white · 5.8%
- #50504ddark grey · 5.5%
- #8a8e8dmid grey · 3.4%
First Man (2018), shot by Linus Sandgren, runs muted and warm, measured across 113 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0e0e0f), covering 12% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.281 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.198 — more saturated than 24% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.436 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 113 frames. See the frames on the First Man page →
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