M. Butterfly (1993) colour palette
Directed by David Cronenberg · Shot by Peter Suschitzky
- #322a2bdark grey · 10.4%
- #251916deep red · 8.9%
- #141011near black · 5.9%
- #48332ddeep red · 5.9%
- #89796emid grey · 5.2%
- #55504bdark grey · 5.2%
M. Butterfly (1993), shot by Peter Suschitzky, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 54 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322a2b), covering 10.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.705 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.23 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.384 — brighter than 29% of ranked films
Measured across 54 frames. See the frames on the M. Butterfly page →
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