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Napoleon (2023) colour palette

Directed by Ridley Scott · Shot by Dariusz Wolski

Napoleon (2023), shot by Dariusz Wolski, runs muted and warm, measured across 137 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302d), covering 9.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.586 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.214 — more saturated than 32% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.426 — brighter than 59% of ranked films

Measured across 137 frames. See the frames on the Napoleon page →

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