Escape From New York (1981) colour palette
Directed by John Carpenter · Shot by Dean Cundey
- #110f0fnear black · 14.8%
- #322f2ddark grey · 11.7%
- #4a352fdeep red · 5.9%
- #271812deep orange · 5.5%
- #514c4bdark grey · 3.4%
- #6a5a51orange · 3.4%
Escape From New York (1981), shot by Dean Cundey, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near black (#110f0f), covering 14.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.62 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.279 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.326 — brighter than 5% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the Escape From New York page →
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