The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) colour palette
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones · Shot by Chris Menges
- #35302bdark grey · 7.1%
- #575248dark grey · 4.6%
- #d7d6d1light grey · 4%
- #49392edeep orange · 3.7%
- #aa9579orange · 3.4%
- #d4caadpale orange · 3.4%
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), shot by Chris Menges, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#35302b), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.521 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.303 — more saturated than 71% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.491 — brighter than 92% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada page →
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