Frankenstein colour palette
Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Shot by Dan Laustsen
- #040404near black · 20.3%
- #8e8e8emid grey · 15.5%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.2%
- #6c6c6cmid grey · 12.4%
- #cacacalight grey · 11.2%
- #494949dark grey · 10.9%
Frankenstein, shot by Dan Laustsen, is monochrome: across 66 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#040404), covering 20.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.018 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.407 — brighter than 45% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Frankenstein page →
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