The Machinist (2004) colour palette
Directed by Brad Anderson · Shot by Xavi Giménez
- #2d2e2cdark grey · 18.4%
- #101010near black · 11.9%
- #4e514fdark grey · 9.1%
- #cfd0cdlight grey · 7.5%
- #adaeablight grey · 7.2%
- #8c8f8cmid grey · 5.6%
The Machinist (2004), shot by Xavi Giménez, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2e2c), covering 18.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.54 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.102 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.413 — brighter than 50% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Machinist page →
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