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Killer Joe (2011) colour palette

Directed by William Friedkin · Shot by Caleb Deschanel

Killer Joe (2011), shot by Caleb Deschanel, runs natural and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302d30), covering 10% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

balanced

-0.129 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.315 — more saturated than 76% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.395 — brighter than 37% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Killer Joe page →

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