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Source Code (2011) colour palette

Directed by Duncan Jones · Shot by Don Burgess

Source Code (2011), shot by Don Burgess, runs muted and cool, measured across 54 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are cyan and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d312f), covering 12.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

cool

-0.422 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.206 — more saturated than 27% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.381 — brighter than 28% of ranked films

Measured across 54 frames. See the frames on the Source Code page →

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