
Forrest Gump (1994) colour palette
Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Shot by Don Burgess
- #2f302ddark grey · 7.3%
- #d3d3cblight grey · 5.8%
- #0b0d0adeep green · 4.5%
- #50534adark grey · 4.2%
- #4b5039green · 3.3%
- #919690mid grey · 3%
Forrest Gump (1994), shot by Don Burgess, runs muted and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f302d), covering 7.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.566 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.25 — more saturated than 49% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.449 — brighter than 76% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Forrest Gump page →
Films that grade like this
Nearest by warmth, saturation and luminance across 1,568 ranked films — measured, not matched on genre.
Search the frames behind Forrest Gump
Every colour here comes from a real frame. Search by colour, lighting, lens and mood — $2 of credits free, no card.
Sign up for freeThese measurements are published under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to FrameThrower. That covers the measurements only — the frames they were derived from are not ours to license, and rights remain with their owners.