Hardcore (1979) colour palette
Directed by Paul Schrader · Shot by Michael Chapman
- #312e2bdark grey · 10.2%
- #101010near black · 7.9%
- #47352bdeep orange · 4.1%
- #f6f5f4near white · 3.8%
- #4c4d4edark grey · 2.9%
- #6a5a4corange · 2.5%
Hardcore (1979), shot by Michael Chapman, runs natural and warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e2b), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.323 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.346 — more saturated than 84% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.389 — brighter than 32% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Hardcore page →
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