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Parasite (2019) colour palette

Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Shot by Hong Kyung-pyo

Parasite (2019), shot by Hong Kyung-pyo, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f302b), covering 12.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

warm

0.594 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.223 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.386 — brighter than 31% of ranked films

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

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