The Butterfly Effect (2004) colour palette
Directed by Eric Bress · Shot by Matthew F. Leonetti
- #302f2ddark grey · 15.5%
- #52524cdark grey · 7.3%
- #10100fnear black · 6.6%
- #d2d1cdlight grey · 6.4%
- #8e918cmid grey · 4%
- #f5f6f4near white · 3.8%
The Butterfly Effect (2004), shot by Matthew F. Leonetti, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 121 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2d), covering 15.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.431 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.168 — more saturated than 13% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.433 — brighter than 64% of ranked films
Measured across 121 frames. See the frames on the The Butterfly Effect page →
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