Business is Business (1971) colour palette
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Shot by Jan de Bont
- #302d2ddark grey · 9.5%
- #0c0c0enear black · 7.4%
- #f8f9f7pale green · 4.3%
- #d3cfcelight grey · 3.7%
- #524c4bdark grey · 3.4%
- #b1b0aflight grey · 3.1%
Business is Business (1971), shot by Jan de Bont, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302d2d), covering 9.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.227 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.293 — more saturated than 68% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.442 — brighter than 71% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Business is Business page →
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