Die Hard (1988) colour palette
Directed by John McTiernan · Shot by Jan de Bont
- #302e2cdark grey · 13.5%
- #141212near black · 12%
- #46362fdeep orange · 5.8%
- #514f4ddark grey · 5.8%
- #8d7a6borange · 4.6%
- #161b28deep blue · 3.1%
Die Hard (1988), shot by Jan de Bont, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302e2c), covering 13.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.56 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.218 — more saturated than 33% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.342 — brighter than 9% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Die Hard page →
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