The Hours (2002) colour palette
Directed by Stephen Daldry · Shot by Seamus McGarvey
- #322e2bdark grey · 12.9%
- #54504adark grey · 9.5%
- #161413near black · 5.2%
- #8a7a70mid grey · 4.6%
- #d5d1c8pale orange · 4.6%
- #a89a8borange · 4.3%
The Hours (2002), shot by Seamus McGarvey, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e2b), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.696 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.166 — more saturated than 12% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.412 — brighter than 49% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Hours page →
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