Malcolm X (1992) colour palette
Directed by Spike Lee · Shot by Ernest R. Dickerson
- #0f0d0cnear black · 10.1%
- #31302edark grey · 7.2%
- #f7f7f7near white · 5.4%
- #4a362ddeep orange · 4.5%
- #32241adeep orange · 3.6%
- #2b180edeep orange · 3.6%
Malcolm X (1992), shot by Ernest R. Dickerson, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 67 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0f0d0c), covering 10.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.629 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.349 — more saturated than 84% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.416 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 67 frames. See the frames on the Malcolm X page →
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