No Way Out (1987) colour palette
Directed by Roger Donaldson · Shot by John Alcott
- #31302fdark grey · 15%
- #d4d2cclight grey · 9.6%
- #4d4c4cdark grey · 7.3%
- #fafaf7pale yellow · 6.9%
- #101010near black · 6.9%
- #8b8f90mid grey · 3.5%
No Way Out (1987), shot by John Alcott, runs muted and warm, measured across 52 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31302f), covering 15% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.572 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.183 — more saturated than 18% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.482 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 52 frames. See the frames on the No Way Out page →
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