The Brother From Another Planet (1984) colour palette
Directed by John Sayles · Shot by Ernest R. Dickerson
- #2f2e2cdark grey · 13.8%
- #121110near black · 8%
- #52534fdark grey · 5.8%
- #48372ddeep orange · 5.2%
- #2a231bdeep orange · 4%
- #8b796aorange · 3.7%
The Brother From Another Planet (1984), shot by Ernest R. Dickerson, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2c), covering 13.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.519 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.227 — more saturated than 38% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.354 — brighter than 12% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Brother From Another Planet page →
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