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The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) colour palette

Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Shot by Anthony B. Richmond

The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976), shot by Anthony B. Richmond, 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 (#322e2c), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.49 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.256 — more saturated than 52% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.49 — brighter than 92% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Man Who Fell To Earth page →

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