Heaven’s Gate (1980) colour palette
Directed by Michael Cimino · Shot by Vilmos Zsigmond
- #332f2adark grey · 13.2%
- #524838orange · 7.4%
- #261b15deep orange · 5.2%
- #948a71orange · 4.9%
- #555249dark grey · 4.6%
- #897869orange · 4%
Heaven’s Gate (1980), shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f2a), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.744 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.217 — more saturated than 32% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.405 — brighter than 43% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Heaven’s Gate page →
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