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Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) colour palette

Directed by Peter Chelsom · Shot by Kolja Brandt

Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), shot by Kolja Brandt, runs muted and warm, measured across 135 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33302e), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.501 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.219 — more saturated than 34% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.458 — brighter than 81% of ranked films

Measured across 135 frames. See the frames on the Hector and the Search for Happiness page →

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