Born in Flames (1983) colour palette

Directed by Lizzie Borden · Shot by Ed Bowes

#332f2edark grey · 13.2%
#0c0b0anear black · 7.1%
#d3d0cblight grey · 6.8%
#cfb092orange · 5.7%
#f5f4f3near white · 5.4%
#56524edark grey · 4.3%

Born in Flames (1983), shot by Ed Bowes, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f2e), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

strongly warm

0.65 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.214 — more saturated than 31% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.465 — brighter than 84% of ranked films

Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the Born in Flames page →

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