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Tell Me How I Die (2016) colour palette

Directed by D.J. Viola · Shot by David McGrory

Tell Me How I Die (2016), shot by David McGrory, runs muted and balanced, measured across 107 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2a2d2f), covering 11.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

-0.156 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.187 — more saturated than 20% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.438 — brighter than 67% of ranked films

Measured across 107 frames. See the frames on the Tell Me How I Die page →

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