Hard Boiled (1992) colour palette
Directed by John Woo · Shot by Horace Wong Wing-Hang
- #2f302ddark grey · 11.1%
- #d4d4cflight grey · 5.2%
- #74756cmid grey · 4.3%
- #565652dark grey · 4.3%
- #fbfbf9pale yellow · 3.4%
- #93958bmid grey · 2.8%
Hard Boiled (1992), shot by Horace Wong Wing-Hang, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f302d), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.394 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.244 — more saturated than 46% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.473 — brighter than 87% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Hard Boiled page →
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