300 (2007) colour palette

Directed by Zack Snyder · Shot by Larry Fong

#322f2bdark grey · 11.8%
#100f0dnear black · 10.1%
#504e4adark grey · 5.1%
#514636orange · 4.8%
#cbb491orange · 4.2%
#47382cdeep orange · 4.2%

300 (2007), shot by Larry Fong, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 197 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2b), covering 11.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

strongly warm

0.889 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.242 — more saturated than 46% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.392 — brighter than 35% of ranked films

Measured across 197 frames. See the frames on the 300 page →

Films that grade like this

Nearest by warmth, saturation and luminance across 1,568 ranked films — measured, not matched on genre.

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

2007 · Andrew Dominik

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006 · Jonathan Liebesman

Amsterdam

2022 · David O. Russell

Dune: Part 2

2024 · Denis Villeneuve

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969 · George Roy Hill

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

2012 · MJ Bassett

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