Hard Eight (1996) colour palette
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Shot by Robert Elswit
- #302f2ddark grey · 14.3%
- #100f0enear black · 11.7%
- #4e4d4bdark grey · 5.3%
- #918e89mid grey · 4.7%
- #aaacablight grey · 3%
- #251815deep red · 2.7%
Hard Eight (1996), shot by Robert Elswit, runs muted and warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2d), covering 14.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.417 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.246 — more saturated than 48% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.352 — brighter than 11% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Hard Eight page →
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