Boogie Nights colour palette
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Shot by Robert Elswit
- #322d2cdark grey · 8.6%
- #100d0dnear black · 8%
- #f2f1f1near white · 5.2%
- #d0cfcelight grey · 4%
- #4e5152dark grey · 3.7%
- #8b6a53orange · 2.8%
Boogie Nights, shot by Robert Elswit, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322d2c), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.455 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.34 — more saturated than 83% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.45 — brighter than 77% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Boogie Nights page →
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