This Boy's Life (1993) colour palette
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones · Shot by David Watkin
- #35302cdark grey · 13.1%
- #55514bdark grey · 8.2%
- #928a76mid grey · 4.7%
- #8b796dorange · 4.7%
- #d5d1c7pale orange · 4.6%
- #4e483aorange · 4.2%
This Boy's Life (1993), shot by David Watkin, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 182 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#35302c), covering 13.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.829 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.185 — more saturated than 19% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.44 — brighter than 70% of ranked films
Measured across 182 frames. See the frames on the This Boy's Life page →
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