The Fog (1980) colour palette
Directed by John Carpenter · Shot by Dean Cundey
- #0c0c0cnear black · 10.3%
- #312f2cdark grey · 8.8%
- #281511deep red · 4.4%
- #f1f1efnear white · 3.8%
- #4d5252dark grey · 3.4%
- #334d6eblue · 3.1%
The Fog (1980), shot by Dean Cundey, runs natural and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0c0c0c), covering 10.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.241 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.305 — more saturated than 72% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.384 — brighter than 30% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Fog page →
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