The Box (2009) colour palette
Directed by Richard Kelly · Shot by Steven Poster
- #30302edark grey · 14.8%
- #50514bdark grey · 7.1%
- #121213near black · 6.5%
- #d2d1cblight grey · 5.2%
- #92938dmid grey · 4.6%
- #f3f4f2near white · 4%
The Box (2009), shot by Steven Poster, 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 (#30302e), covering 14.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.505 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.196 — more saturated than 23% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.439 — brighter than 69% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Box page →
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