Mission: Impossible (1996) colour palette
Directed by Brian De Palma · Shot by Stephen H. Burum
The main colours of Mission: Impossible (1996) are deep orange (#48372f), over a near-black base: a balanced, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #0a0a0bnear black · 11.3%
- #332f2ddark grey · 9.1%
- #d3d2d1light grey · 6.9%
- #f5f5f5near white · 5.3%
- #48372fdeep orange · 3.4%
- #544e4adark grey · 3.4%
Mission: Impossible (1996), shot by Stephen H. Burum, runs muted and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0a0a0b), covering 11.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.211 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.271 — more saturated than 59% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.41 — brighter than 46% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Mission: Impossible page →
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