Magnolia (1999) colour palette
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Shot by Robert Elswit
- #0f0f10near black · 11.4%
- #2f2c2ddark grey · 11.1%
- #524f51dark grey · 5.8%
- #251813deep orange · 4.3%
- #0e172bdeep blue · 3.7%
- #cfcccalight grey · 3.4%
Magnolia (1999), shot by Robert Elswit, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0f0f10), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.004 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.287 — more saturated than 66% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.358 — brighter than 15% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Magnolia page →
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