The Killer (2023) colour palette
Directed by David Fincher · Shot by Erik Messerschmidt
The main colours of The Killer (2023) are deep yellow (#494932) and deep cyan (#142a2f), over a near-black base: a balanced, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #2f312adark grey · 12.9%
- #121412near black · 9.5%
- #52544adark grey · 8%
- #494932deep yellow · 6.2%
- #142a2fdeep cyan · 4.3%
- #2a2718deep yellow · 4.3%
The Killer (2023), shot by Erik Messerschmidt, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are yellow and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f312a), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.128 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.225 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.352 — brighter than 11% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Killer page →
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