American History X colour palette
Directed by Tony Kaye · Shot by Tony Kaye
- #040404near black · 14.3%
- #32302fdark grey · 13.6%
- #fafafbnear white · 9.6%
- #8d8c8cmid grey · 7.9%
- #706f6emid grey · 7.7%
- #cdcccalight grey · 7.2%
American History X, shot by Tony Kaye, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 81 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#040404), covering 14.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.593 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.122 — more saturated than 6% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.434 — brighter than 65% of ranked films
Measured across 81 frames. See the frames on the American History X page →
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