
Born On The Fourth of July (1989) colour palette
Directed by Oliver Stone · Shot by Robert Richardson
- #312f2ddark grey · 9.7%
- #110d0edeep red · 5%
- #534f49dark grey · 5%
- #d6d2cclight grey · 3.8%
- #f4f5f4near white · 3.8%
- #28100cdeep red · 3.8%
Born On The Fourth of July (1989), shot by Robert Richardson, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 9.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.677 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.316 — more saturated than 77% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.435 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Born On The Fourth of July page →
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