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The Avengers poster

The Avengers (2012) colour palette

Directed by Joss Whedon · Shot by Seamus McGarvey

The Avengers (2012), shot by Seamus McGarvey, runs muted and balanced, measured across 67 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2f), covering 12.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

balanced

-0.047 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.282 — more saturated than 64% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.359 — brighter than 14% of ranked films

Measured across 67 frames. See the frames on the The Avengers page →

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