L.A. Confidential (1997) colour palette
Directed by Curtis Hanson · Shot by Dante Spinotti
- #322c29dark grey · 14.5%
- #12100fnear black · 10%
- #534d47dark grey · 7%
- #8b776aorange · 5.2%
- #a8988aorange · 4.5%
- #d4cfc7pale orange · 4.5%
L.A. Confidential (1997), shot by Dante Spinotti, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322c29), covering 14.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.711 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.18 — more saturated than 17% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.387 — brighter than 32% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the L.A. Confidential page →
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