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Sorry to Bother You (2018) colour palette

Directed by Boots Riley · Shot by Doug Emmett

Sorry to Bother You (2018), shot by Doug Emmett, runs natural and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f302e), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.249 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.391 — more saturated than 90% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.419 — brighter than 53% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Sorry to Bother You page →

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