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The Big Sick (2017) colour palette

Directed by Michael Showalter · Shot by Brian Burgoyne

The Big Sick (2017), shot by Brian Burgoyne, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2b), covering 16% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

warm

0.398 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.195 — more saturated than 23% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.39 — brighter than 34% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Big Sick page →

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