The Words (2012) colour palette
Directed by Brian Klugman · Shot by Antonio Calvache
- #30312ddark grey · 18.9%
- #52534bdark grey · 12.4%
- #171715near black · 7.1%
- #8d8a77mid grey · 5.3%
- #d2d2cclight grey · 4.8%
- #aba895mid grey · 3.9%
The Words (2012), shot by Antonio Calvache, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 147 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30312d), covering 18.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.687 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.128 — more saturated than 6% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.405 — brighter than 43% of ranked films
Measured across 147 frames. See the frames on the The Words page →
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