Superman Returns (2006) colour palette
Directed by Bryan Singer · Shot by Newton Thomas Sigel
- #2f2f2edark grey · 16.7%
- #514f4cdark grey · 10.3%
- #131312near black · 7.8%
- #8d8f8dmid grey · 3.7%
- #74736emid grey · 3.6%
- #d3d1cblight grey · 3.6%
Superman Returns (2006), shot by Newton Thomas Sigel, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 152 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2f2e), covering 16.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.424 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.162 — more saturated than 11% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.383 — brighter than 30% of ranked films
Measured across 152 frames. See the frames on the Superman Returns page →
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