Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) colour palette
Directed by Stephen Herek · Shot by Tim Suhrstedt
- #322d2adark grey · 6.5%
- #0b0a0anear black · 5.8%
- #d5d2cdlight grey · 4.9%
- #f8f7f6pale orange · 4.9%
- #555250dark grey · 4.6%
- #473a30deep orange · 4%
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989), shot by Tim Suhrstedt, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322d2a), covering 6.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.338 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.286 — more saturated than 66% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.436 — brighter than 67% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure page →
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