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This Is 40 (2012) colour palette

Directed by Judd Apatow · Shot by Phedon Papamichael

This Is 40 (2012), shot by Phedon Papamichael, runs muted and warm, measured across 150 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33302c), covering 10% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.

Warmth

warm

0.577 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.25 — more saturated than 49% of ranked films

Luminance

bright

0.535 — brighter than 98% of ranked films

Measured across 150 frames. See the frames on the This Is 40 page →

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