Summer of Sam (1999) colour palette
Directed by Spike Lee · Shot by Ellen Kuras
- #0a0b09near black · 9.2%
- #2f2e2bdark grey · 8%
- #f8f7f5pale orange · 5.5%
- #534d49dark grey · 4%
- #271713deep red · 3.7%
- #d4d2cclight grey · 3.1%
Summer of Sam (1999), shot by Ellen Kuras, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near black (#0a0b09), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.54 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.33 — more saturated than 80% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 55% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Summer of Sam page →
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