The Iron Giant (1999) colour palette
Directed by Brad Bird · Shot by Steven Wilzbach
- #322e2ddark grey · 10.6%
- #f2f1f2near white · 5.3%
- #0d0c0enear black · 5.1%
- #504e4cdark grey · 3.6%
- #483730deep orange · 3.1%
- #271814deep red · 2.6%
The Iron Giant (1999), shot by Steven Wilzbach, runs natural and warm, measured across 160 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e2d), covering 10.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.375 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.319 — more saturated than 78% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.426 — brighter than 59% of ranked films
Measured across 160 frames. See the frames on the The Iron Giant page →
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