Dead Man Walking (1995) colour palette

Directed by Tim Robbins · Shot by Roger Deakins

#322f2edark grey · 9.7%
#d4d1cdlight grey · 7.5%
#524e4bdark grey · 6.6%
#766f6dmid grey · 5%
#f2f0edpale orange · 4.4%
#8f8e8dmid grey · 3.8%

Dead Man Walking (1995), shot by Roger Deakins, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2e), covering 9.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.509 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.193 — more saturated than 22% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.492 — brighter than 92% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Dead Man Walking page →

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