The Thing (1982) colour palette
Directed by John Carpenter · Shot by Dean Cundey
- #141111near black · 9.7%
- #312e2fdark grey · 9.7%
- #524f50dark grey · 6.5%
- #251912deep orange · 4.5%
- #463832deep orange · 3.5%
- #0e0d29deep blue · 2.9%
The Thing (1982), shot by Dean Cundey, runs muted and warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#141111), covering 9.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.362 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.263 — more saturated than 55% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.362 — brighter than 16% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the The Thing page →
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