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Max (2002) colour palette

Directed by Menno Meyjes · Shot by Lajos Koltai

Max (2002), shot by Lajos Koltai, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 68 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302e2b), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

strongly warm

0.628 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.194 — more saturated than 22% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.433 — brighter than 63% of ranked films

Measured across 68 frames. See the frames on the Max page →

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