Argo (2012) colour palette
Directed by Ben Affleck · Shot by Rodrigo Prieto
- #302e2cdark grey · 16.3%
- #52514cdark grey · 8.3%
- #171614near black · 4.9%
- #d6d2c9pale orange · 4.3%
- #493b30deep orange · 3.9%
- #8a7b6aorange · 3.9%
Argo (2012), shot by Rodrigo Prieto, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 103 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302e2c), covering 16.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.702 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.179 — more saturated than 16% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.417 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 103 frames. See the frames on the Argo page →
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