The Reader (2008) colour palette
Directed by Stephen Daldry · Shot by Roger Deakins
- #2d2f2bdark grey · 11.4%
- #50524bdark grey · 8.6%
- #141514near black · 5.2%
- #aea992yellow · 4.3%
- #898f8bmid grey · 4%
- #76756emid grey · 3.7%
The Reader (2008), shot by Roger Deakins, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2f2b), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.537 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.171 — more saturated than 13% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 56% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Reader page →
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