The Death of Stalin (2017) colour palette
Directed by Armando Iannucci · Shot by Zac Nicholson
- #30302cdark grey · 18.5%
- #52534edark grey · 9.8%
- #171615near black · 8.6%
- #77766emid grey · 5.2%
- #b1b3b0light grey · 4.9%
- #d3d2cflight grey · 4.6%
The Death of Stalin (2017), shot by Zac Nicholson, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302c), covering 18.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.731 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.144 — more saturated than 8% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.395 — brighter than 37% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Death of Stalin page →
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