Misery (1990) colour palette

Directed by Rob Reiner · Shot by Barry Sonnenfeld

#2f2e2cdark grey · 13.2%
#52504bdark grey · 6.5%
#d3d3d2light grey · 4.6%
#141314near black · 4.3%
#f2f1f0near white · 4%
#241b16deep orange · 3.4%

Misery (1990), shot by Barry Sonnenfeld, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2c), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.275 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.215 — more saturated than 32% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.424 — brighter than 57% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Misery page →

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