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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace poster

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) colour palette

Directed by George Lucas · Shot by David Tattersall

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), shot by David Tattersall, runs muted and warm, measured across 85 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2c2d), covering 9.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.362 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.239 — more saturated than 44% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.452 — brighter than 78% of ranked films

Measured across 85 frames. See the frames on the Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace page →

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