American Gigolo (1980) colour palette
Directed by Paul Schrader · Shot by John Bailey
- #101011near black · 6.8%
- #2f2f2cdark grey · 6.5%
- #514f4fdark grey · 5.5%
- #d2d0cdlight grey · 5.2%
- #eeeeednear white · 4.3%
- #acadb0light grey · 3.4%
American Gigolo (1980), shot by John Bailey, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#101011), covering 6.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.251 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.279 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.473 — brighter than 87% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the American Gigolo page →
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