The Babadook (2014) colour palette
Directed by Jennifer Kent · Shot by Radek Ładczuk
- #2b2c2edark grey · 19.7%
- #4f4e4fdark grey · 10.8%
- #0d0e10near black · 9.8%
- #d2d1d1light grey · 8.6%
- #8b8b8cmid grey · 8.3%
- #abaaa9light grey · 6.8%
The Babadook (2014), shot by Radek Ładczuk, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2b2c2e), covering 19.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.11 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.099 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.421 — brighter than 55% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Babadook page →
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