
Sinister (2012) colour palette
Directed by Scott Derrickson · Shot by Christopher Norr
- #11100fnear black · 16.5%
- #2e2d2bdark grey · 14.3%
- #504e4adark grey · 7.6%
- #1a252edeep blue · 3.8%
- #46392edeep orange · 3.8%
- #a69c8fmid grey · 2.5%
Sinister (2012), shot by Christopher Norr, runs muted and warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#11100f), covering 16.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.533 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.209 — more saturated than 29% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.31 — brighter than 1% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Sinister page →
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