The Monster Squad (1987) colour palette
Directed by Fred Dekker · Shot by Bradford May
- #31302edark grey · 9.7%
- #100d0dnear black · 8.6%
- #29150edeep orange · 7.2%
- #f8f7f5pale orange · 3.4%
- #52544fdark grey · 3.1%
- #101826deep blue · 2.8%
The Monster Squad (1987), shot by Bradford May, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31302e), covering 9.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.606 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.367 — more saturated than 88% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.359 — brighter than 14% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the The Monster Squad page →
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