The Fly (1986) colour palette
Directed by David Cronenberg · Shot by Mark Irwin
- #322f2edark grey · 12.9%
- #131210near black · 5.5%
- #504e4cdark grey · 5.2%
- #d3d0cdlight grey · 4.8%
- #908f8dmid grey · 4.5%
- #8c786aorange · 3.9%
The Fly (1986), shot by Mark Irwin, runs muted and warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2e), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.572 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.235 — more saturated than 42% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.374 — brighter than 24% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the The Fly page →
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