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Men In Black (1997) colour palette

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Shot by Donald Peterman

Men In Black (1997), shot by Donald Peterman, runs muted and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2e2c), covering 13.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

warm

0.346 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.199 — more saturated than 24% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.391 — brighter than 35% of ranked films

Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Men In Black page →

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