Paris Is Burning (1990) colour palette
Directed by Jennie Livingston · Shot by Paul Gibson
- #322e2edark grey · 6.8%
- #12100fnear black · 6.8%
- #4a372bdeep orange · 3.6%
- #2d2614deep orange · 3.2%
- #72564dred · 2.7%
- #ac8e76orange · 2.7%
Paris Is Burning (1990), shot by Paul Gibson, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 44 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e2e), covering 6.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.746 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.365 — more saturated than 87% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.421 — brighter than 55% of ranked films
Measured across 44 frames. See the frames on the Paris Is Burning page →
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