May December (2023) colour palette
Directed by Todd Haynes · Shot by Christopher Blauvelt
- #31302edark grey · 15.4%
- #51504cdark grey · 9.3%
- #d6d2cblight grey · 6.3%
- #918f8cmid grey · 4.3%
- #8f8875mid grey · 3.8%
- #76726dmid grey · 3.7%
May December (2023), shot by Christopher Blauvelt, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 227 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31302e), covering 15.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.505 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.149 — more saturated than 9% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.454 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 227 frames. See the frames on the May December page →
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