Nightcrawler (2014) colour palette
Directed by Dan Gilroy · Shot by Robert Elswit
- #0d0f0fnear black · 14.6%
- #2f2f2cdark grey · 11.4%
- #152a2edeep cyan · 3.9%
- #4e534edark grey · 3.6%
- #484733deep yellow · 2.9%
- #f9f8f8near white · 2.9%
Nightcrawler (2014), shot by Robert Elswit, runs muted and balanced, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is near black (#0d0f0f), covering 14.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.189 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.296 — more saturated than 69% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.332 — brighter than 6% of ranked films
Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the Nightcrawler page →
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