The Dark Crystal (1982) colour palette
Directed by Jim Henson · Shot by Oswald Morris
- #332e2adark grey · 9.2%
- #564f4bdark grey · 6.5%
- #281512deep red · 5.2%
- #4f4639orange · 4.3%
- #121014near black · 4%
- #493830deep orange · 3.7%
The Dark Crystal (1982), shot by Oswald Morris, 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 (#332e2a), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.473 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.295 — more saturated than 69% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.383 — brighter than 28% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Dark Crystal page →
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