Dances With Wolves (1990) colour palette
Directed by Kevin Costner · Shot by Dean Semler
- #312d2adark grey · 7.7%
- #938b74orange · 4.9%
- #504c3byellow · 4.6%
- #55534adark grey · 4.3%
- #746855orange · 4%
- #30354fdeep blue · 3.4%
Dances With Wolves (1990), shot by Dean Semler, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312d2a), covering 7.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.512 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.278 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.43 — brighter than 61% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Dances With Wolves page →
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