After Hours (1985) colour palette
Directed by Martin Scorsese · Shot by Michael Ballhaus
- #2e2d2cdark grey · 13.5%
- #101011near black · 8%
- #53514bdark grey · 6.2%
- #d4d3cflight grey · 4.3%
- #2c374adeep blue · 4%
- #261716deep red · 3.7%
After Hours (1985), shot by Michael Ballhaus, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2d2c), covering 13.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.257 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.218 — more saturated than 33% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.383 — brighter than 30% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the After Hours page →
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