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Pawn Sacrifice (2014) colour palette

Directed by Edward Zwick · Shot by Bradford Young

Pawn Sacrifice (2014), shot by Bradford Young, runs muted and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f302f), covering 10% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

balanced

0.179 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.238 — more saturated than 44% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.398 — brighter than 38% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Pawn Sacrifice page →

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