Goodfellas (1990) colour palette
Directed by Martin Scorsese · Shot by Michael Ballhaus
- #312f2ddark grey · 11.1%
- #14100fdeep red · 8.9%
- #291310deep red · 5.2%
- #58524bdark grey · 4%
- #45362ddeep orange · 3.7%
- #2d241cdeep orange · 3.4%
Goodfellas (1990), shot by Michael Ballhaus, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.674 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.289 — more saturated than 67% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.381 — brighter than 28% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Goodfellas page →
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