The American Astronaut (2001) colour palette
Directed by Cory McAbee
- #030303near black · 22.6%
- #313131dark grey · 14.7%
- #fefefenear white · 13.7%
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 13.7%
- #cbcbcblight grey · 12.6%
- #6c6c6cmid grey · 10%
The American Astronaut (2001) is monochrome: across 38 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#030303), covering 22.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0 — more saturated than 0% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.444 — brighter than 72% of ranked films
Measured across 38 frames. See the frames on the The American Astronaut page →
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