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The Golden Compass poster

The Golden Compass (2007) colour palette

Directed by Chris Weitz · Shot by Henry Braham

The Golden Compass (2007), shot by Henry Braham, runs muted and warm, measured across 122 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33302c), covering 11.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.471 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.223 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.446 — brighter than 75% of ranked films

Measured across 122 frames. See the frames on the The Golden Compass page →

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