The Damned United (2009) colour palette
Directed by Tom Hooper · Shot by Ben Smithard
- #32312ddark grey · 8.8%
- #8c928dmid grey · 4.7%
- #abafadlight grey · 4.4%
- #eff0efnear white · 4.1%
- #131516near black · 4.1%
- #d2d3cflight grey · 3.8%
The Damned United (2009), shot by Ben Smithard, runs muted and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312d), covering 8.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.035 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.247 — more saturated than 48% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.447 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Damned United page →
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