Mississippi Masala (1991) colour palette
Directed by Mira Nair · Shot by Edward Lachman
- #333029dark grey · 7.1%
- #0d0e08deep yellow · 3.7%
- #d7b071orange · 2.8%
- #534c34yellow · 2.8%
- #d5ccadpale yellow · 2.8%
- #b2af90yellow · 2.5%
Mississippi Masala (1991), shot by Edward Lachman, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#333029), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.619 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.394 — more saturated than 91% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.45 — brighter than 76% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Mississippi Masala page →
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