The Happening (2008) colour palette
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Shot by Tak Fujimoto
- #33332edark grey · 13.8%
- #53554cdark grey · 8.8%
- #d6d3cdlight grey · 5.6%
- #918f8amid grey · 5%
- #adaea7light grey · 4.7%
- #8d9177mid grey · 4.7%
The Happening (2008), shot by Tak Fujimoto, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33332e), covering 13.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.441 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.149 — more saturated than 9% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.437 — brighter than 68% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Happening page →
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