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The Limits of Control (2009) colour palette

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Shot by Christopher Doyle

The Limits of Control (2009), shot by Christopher Doyle, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312f), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.524 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.223 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.434 — brighter than 64% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Limits of Control page →

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