
Nowhere Boy colour palette
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson · Shot by Seamus McGarvey
- #34312cdark grey · 12.3%
- #53524adark grey · 6.5%
- #514b39yellow · 4.6%
- #2a231adeep orange · 4%
- #171613near black · 3.7%
- #aa9477orange · 3.4%
Nowhere Boy, shot by Seamus McGarvey, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#34312c), covering 12.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.807 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.252 — more saturated than 50% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.427 — brighter than 58% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Nowhere Boy page →
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