A Most Violent Year (2014) colour palette
Directed by J.C. Chandor · Shot by Bradford Young
The main colours of A Most Violent Year (2014) are yellow (#4e4b34) and deep yellow (#29271a), over a near-black base: a strongly warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #31322adark grey · 13.7%
- #4e4b34yellow · 7%
- #29271adeep yellow · 6.3%
- #8d8d6fmid grey · 6.3%
- #525649dark grey · 5.7%
- #151613near black · 4.8%
A Most Violent Year (2014), shot by Bradford Young, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are yellow and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31322a), covering 13.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.749 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.241 — more saturated than 45% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.379 — brighter than 25% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the A Most Violent Year page →
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