Basic Instinct (1992) colour palette
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Shot by Jan de Bont
The main colours of Basic Instinct (1992) are deep orange (#44362e), over a near-black base: a warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #2f2e2ddark grey · 7.1%
- #131210near black · 4.9%
- #50504edark grey · 4.3%
- #44362edeep orange · 4%
- #251a12deep orange · 4%
- #2c2219deep orange · 4%
Basic Instinct (1992), shot by Jan de Bont, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2d), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.262 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.256 — more saturated than 52% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.389 — brighter than 32% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Basic Instinct page →
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