Limbo (1999) colour palette
Directed by John Sayles · Shot by Haskell Wexler
- #32302ddark grey · 10.3%
- #141110near black · 7.3%
- #52534adark grey · 4.7%
- #4d362cdeep orange · 4%
- #8e8e8bmid grey · 3.3%
- #d1cfcdlight grey · 3.3%
Limbo (1999), shot by Haskell Wexler, runs muted and warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302d), covering 10.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.514 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.275 — more saturated than 61% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.393 — brighter than 34% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Limbo page →
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