Once Upon a Time in China (1991) colour palette
Directed by Tsui Hark · Shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
- #362f2adeep orange · 7.7%
- #cdb490orange · 6.2%
- #514d49dark grey · 5.8%
- #d6cab2pale orange · 4.9%
- #463a31deep orange · 4.9%
- #8e7054orange · 4.6%
Once Upon a Time in China (1991), shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is deep orange (#362f2a), covering 7.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.766 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.252 — more saturated than 50% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.466 — brighter than 84% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Once Upon a Time in China page →
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