American Beauty (1999) colour palette
Directed by Sam Mendes · Shot by Conrad Hall
- #2f2e2fdark grey · 14.8%
- #100f10near black · 10%
- #4f4f51dark grey · 6.7%
- #cfcecdlight grey · 5.8%
- #f5f4f3near white · 5.5%
- #747475mid grey · 4.8%
American Beauty (1999), shot by Conrad Hall, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2f), covering 14.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.473 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.179 — more saturated than 16% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 56% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the American Beauty page →
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