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Origin poster

Origin (2023) colour palette

Directed by Ava DuVernay · Shot by Matthew J. Lloyd

Origin (2023), shot by Matthew J. Lloyd, 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 (#302e2b), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.598 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.205 — more saturated than 27% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.432 — brighter than 62% of ranked films

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

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