Mary & Max (2009) colour palette
Directed by Adam Elliot · Shot by Gerald Thompson
- #d3d2celight grey · 12%
- #070707near black · 10.8%
- #322f2ddark grey · 10.8%
- #f8f8f7near white · 9.5%
- #8d8b8amid grey · 8%
- #4b4a49dark grey · 7.1%
Mary & Max (2009), shot by Gerald Thompson, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is light grey (#d3d2ce), covering 12% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.95 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.121 — more saturated than 5% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.501 — brighter than 94% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Mary & Max page →
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