You've Got Mail (1998) colour palette
Directed by Nora Ephron · Shot by John Lindley
- #342f2cdark grey · 11.8%
- #f7f6f4pale orange · 7.5%
- #11100fnear black · 6.6%
- #d3d2cclight grey · 5.4%
- #55514cdark grey · 4.9%
- #d4c5aepale orange · 3.4%
You've Got Mail (1998), shot by John Lindley, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 152 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#342f2c), covering 11.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.746 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.224 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.474 — brighter than 87% of ranked films
Measured across 152 frames. See the frames on the You've Got Mail page →
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