Southland Tales (2006) colour palette
Directed by Richard Kelly · Shot by Steven Poster
- #313130dark grey · 11.1%
- #f5f4f3near white · 8.6%
- #111112near black · 6.5%
- #d2d2d0light grey · 5.2%
- #acacaclight grey · 4.6%
- #8c908dmid grey · 3.7%
Southland Tales (2006), shot by Steven Poster, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#313130), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.029 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.224 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.464 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Southland Tales page →
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