The Black Phone (2021) colour palette
Directed by Scott Derrickson · Shot by Brett Jutkiewicz
- #32302ddark grey · 17%
- #55524adark grey · 9.3%
- #918675mid grey · 5.3%
- #1a1715near black · 4.7%
- #47382edeep orange · 4.7%
- #231a16deep orange · 4.7%
The Black Phone (2021), shot by Brett Jutkiewicz, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302d), covering 17% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.697 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.176 — more saturated than 15% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.381 — brighter than 26% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the The Black Phone page →
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