War of the Worlds (2005) colour palette
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Shot by Janusz Kamiński
- #2e2e2ddark grey · 15.6%
- #121112near black · 10.9%
- #53534edark grey · 7.4%
- #90908bmid grey · 6.8%
- #f3f4f5near white · 4.4%
- #76746emid grey · 4.1%
War of the Worlds (2005), shot by Janusz Kamiński, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 68 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2e2d), covering 15.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.214 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.152 — more saturated than 9% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.377 — brighter than 26% of ranked films
Measured across 68 frames. See the frames on the War of the Worlds page →
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