Mad Max 2 (1981) colour palette
Directed by George Miller · Shot by Dean Semler
The main colours of Mad Max 2 (1981) are orange (#978774), over a near-black base: a strongly warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #35302edark grey · 11.5%
- #cfcecalight grey · 5.9%
- #978774orange · 4.4%
- #90918cmid grey · 4.1%
- #554f48dark grey · 4.1%
- #b4a690orange · 3.7%
Mad Max 2 (1981), shot by Dean Semler, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 54 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#35302e), covering 11.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.728 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.232 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.469 — brighter than 85% of ranked films
Measured across 54 frames. See the frames on the Mad Max 2 page →
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