When a Stranger Calls (2006) colour palette
Directed by Simon West · Shot by Peter Menzies Jr.
- #322f2cdark grey · 16.3%
- #11100enear black · 13.1%
- #52504adark grey · 6.7%
- #d3d0c9light grey · 5.4%
- #f7f6f3pale yellow · 3.9%
- #2c241cdeep orange · 3.9%
When a Stranger Calls (2006), shot by Peter Menzies Jr., runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 107 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2c), covering 16.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.71 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.191 — more saturated than 21% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.388 — brighter than 31% of ranked films
Measured across 107 frames. See the frames on the When a Stranger Calls page →
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