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Licence to Kill (1989) colour palette

Directed by John Glen · Shot by Alec Mills

Licence to Kill (1989), shot by Alec Mills, runs muted and balanced, measured across 48 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2f32), covering 8.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

-0.084 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.207 — more saturated than 28% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.443 — brighter than 73% of ranked films

Measured across 48 frames. See the frames on the Licence to Kill page →

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