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Men in Black 3 (2012) colour palette

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Shot by Bill Pope

Men in Black 3 (2012), shot by Bill Pope, runs muted and warm, measured across 131 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2d2c), covering 14.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.401 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.191 — more saturated than 21% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.459 — brighter than 82% of ranked films

Measured across 131 frames. See the frames on the Men in Black 3 page →

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