Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) colour palette
Directed by George Lucas · Shot by David Tattersall
- #2f2c2ddark grey · 9.5%
- #53504edark grey · 6.4%
- #0e0e10near black · 6%
- #d5d2cdlight grey · 3.8%
- #f7f7f7near white · 3.6%
- #72706amid grey · 3.6%
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), shot by David Tattersall, runs muted and warm, measured across 84 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2c2d), covering 9.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.386 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.233 — more saturated than 41% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.456 — brighter than 80% of ranked films
Measured across 84 frames. See the frames on the Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace page →
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