Burn After Reading (2008) colour palette
Directed by Ethan Coen · Shot by Emmanuel Lubezki
- #31302edark grey · 15.8%
- #52524fdark grey · 7%
- #d4d2cdlight grey · 5.8%
- #90918bmid grey · 4.2%
- #acadadlight grey · 4.2%
- #13110fnear black · 3.6%
Burn After Reading (2008), shot by Emmanuel Lubezki, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31302e), covering 15.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.541 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.174 — more saturated than 14% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.429 — brighter than 61% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Burn After Reading page →
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