The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) colour palette
Directed by Marcus Nispel · Shot by Daniel Pearl
- #2d312bdark grey · 17.2%
- #111110near black · 12.3%
- #51544ddark grey · 12.3%
- #888c88mid grey · 5.2%
- #8c8973mid grey · 4.6%
- #b0b2aclight grey · 4.3%
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), shot by Daniel Pearl, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are yellow and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d312b), covering 17.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.202 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.124 — more saturated than 6% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.354 — brighter than 12% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre page →
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