
House of Wax (2005) colour palette
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · Shot by Stephen F. Windon
- #31312bdark grey · 14.8%
- #13110edeep orange · 8.6%
- #53534bdark grey · 6.8%
- #4d4933yellow · 6.2%
- #2b2618deep orange · 5.2%
- #46392cdeep orange · 3.4%
House of Wax (2005), shot by Stephen F. Windon, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312b), covering 14.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.836 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.222 — more saturated than 35% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.346 — brighter than 10% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the House of Wax page →
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