My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) colour palette
Directed by Stephen Frears · Shot by Oliver Stapleton
- #302e2edark grey · 10.8%
- #100d0dnear black · 5.8%
- #53524edark grey · 5.2%
- #d1cfcblight grey · 4.9%
- #483730deep orange · 4%
- #8d7c71mid grey · 3.7%
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), shot by Oliver Stapleton, 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 (#302e2e), covering 10.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.427 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.274 — more saturated than 60% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.426 — brighter than 58% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the My Beautiful Laundrette page →
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