The Cooler (2003) colour palette
Directed by Wayne Kramer · Shot by James Whitaker
- #2e2f2cdark grey · 8%
- #0c0d0cnear black · 5.7%
- #494832deep yellow · 4.6%
- #908b71yellow · 4.6%
- #d7d5cdlight grey · 4.6%
- #4f524bdark grey · 4.6%
The Cooler (2003), shot by James Whitaker, runs muted and warm, measured across 35 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2f2c), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.576 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.437 — brighter than 67% of ranked films
Measured across 35 frames. See the frames on the The Cooler page →
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