
Jarhead colour palette
Directed by Sam Mendes · Shot by Roger Deakins
- #32312bdark grey · 8.3%
- #110e0bdeep orange · 7.7%
- #55534adark grey · 5.8%
- #d6c7aepale orange · 4.3%
- #d6d1c9pale orange · 4.3%
- #27180fdeep orange · 4%
Jarhead, shot by Roger Deakins, 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 (#32312b), covering 8.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.934 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.435 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Jarhead page →
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