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American Yakuza (1993) colour palette

Directed by Frank A. Cappello · Shot by Richard Clabaugh

American Yakuza (1993), shot by Richard Clabaugh, runs muted and balanced, measured across 137 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#080708), covering 12.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.137 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.218 — more saturated than 33% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.425 — brighter than 57% of ranked films

Measured across 137 frames. See the frames on the American Yakuza page →

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