Scum (1979) colour palette
Directed by Alan Clarke · Shot by Phil Meheux
- #2f2e2edark grey · 16.4%
- #514f4edark grey · 9.5%
- #b3b3adlight grey · 7.6%
- #90928emid grey · 7.3%
- #d4d4celight grey · 7.3%
- #73716fmid grey · 6.2%
Scum (1979), shot by Phil Meheux, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 55 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2e), covering 16.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.394 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.113 — more saturated than 5% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.45 — brighter than 76% of ranked films
Measured across 55 frames. See the frames on the Scum page →
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