Happiness (1998) colour palette

Directed by Todd Solondz · Shot by Maryse Alberti

#32312cdark grey · 11.3%
#151413near black · 5.6%
#d5cbb2pale orange · 4.4%
#d4d2cblight grey · 4.1%
#4e4939yellow · 3.8%
#56524adark grey · 3.8%

Happiness (1998), shot by Maryse Alberti, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312c), covering 11.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.543 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.232 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.456 — brighter than 80% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Happiness page →

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