Das Boot (1981) colour palette
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · Shot by Jost Vacano
- #322e2adark grey · 11.4%
- #131111near black · 8.9%
- #45362edeep orange · 5.7%
- #261311deep red · 5.4%
- #52514edark grey · 4.4%
- #6e6f70mid grey · 3.5%
Das Boot (1981), shot by Jost Vacano, runs natural and warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e2a), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.545 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.312 — more saturated than 75% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.321 — brighter than 3% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Das Boot page →
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