Shame (2011) colour palette
Directed by Steve McQueen · Shot by Sean Bobbitt
- #2e312edark grey · 12.8%
- #121310near black · 8.9%
- #d5d6d1light grey · 4.9%
- #8e948emid grey · 4.9%
- #4e534cdark grey · 4.3%
- #adb1aflight grey · 3.6%
Shame (2011), shot by Sean Bobbitt, runs muted and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e312e), covering 12.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.399 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.204 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.393 — brighter than 36% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Shame page →
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