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Once Upon A Time In America (1984) colour palette

Directed by Sergio Leone · Shot by Tonino Delli Colli

The main colours of Once Upon A Time In America (1984) are deep orange (#372f2b), deep red (#271713) and orange (#56473a): a strongly warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.

Once Upon A Time In America (1984), shot by Tonino Delli Colli, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is deep orange (#372f2b), covering 8.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

strongly warm

0.831 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.253 — more saturated than 51% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.439 — brighter than 69% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Once Upon A Time In America page →

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