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The Killer (2023) colour palette

Directed by David Fincher · Shot by Erik Messerschmidt

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 12% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Killer page →

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