The Stepfather (2009) colour palette
Directed by Nelson McCormick · Shot by Patrick Cady
- #31312edark grey · 13.2%
- #d4d3cclight grey · 6.4%
- #50524bdark grey · 6.2%
- #f6f5f2pale yellow · 5.7%
- #121312near black · 5.2%
- #8f918cmid grey · 4.6%
The Stepfather (2009), shot by Patrick Cady, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 168 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312e), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.2 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.176 — more saturated than 15% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.457 — brighter than 80% of ranked films
Measured across 168 frames. See the frames on the The Stepfather page →
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