Paterson (2016) colour palette
Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Shot by Frederick Elmes
- #312f2ddark grey · 15.4%
- #52514cdark grey · 10%
- #151312near black · 9.3%
- #91938emid grey · 4.3%
- #b4b1a7light grey · 4.3%
- #8f8777mid grey · 4.3%
Paterson (2016), shot by Frederick Elmes, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 15.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.344 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.169 — more saturated than 13% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.391 — brighter than 33% of ranked films
Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the Paterson page →
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