Message in a Bottle (1999) colour palette
Directed by Luis Mandoki · Shot by Caleb Deschanel
- #2f2f2ddark grey · 16%
- #54534ddark grey · 7.9%
- #151413near black · 6.8%
- #f5f5f3near white · 4.8%
- #d6d5d2light grey · 4.4%
- #d1c8b5pale orange · 3.7%
Message in a Bottle (1999), shot by Caleb Deschanel, runs muted and warm, measured across 91 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2f2d), covering 16% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.487 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.202 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.441 — brighter than 71% of ranked films
Measured across 91 frames. See the frames on the Message in a Bottle page →
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