Where The Wild Things Are (2009) colour palette
Directed by Spike Jonze · Shot by Lance Acord
- #15110ddeep orange · 6.7%
- #363027deep orange · 6.3%
- #554839orange · 6%
- #8f7356orange · 5.7%
- #231911deep orange · 4.4%
- #4a392adeep orange · 4.1%
Where The Wild Things Are (2009), shot by Lance Acord, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is deep orange (#15110d), covering 6.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.815 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.415 — brighter than 51% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Where The Wild Things Are page →
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