Pink Flamingos (1972) colour palette
Directed by John Waters · Shot by John Waters
- #34302bdark grey · 9%
- #d4d0cdlight grey · 5.3%
- #56514bdark grey · 4.1%
- #efeceapale orange · 3.7%
- #8d796corange · 3.7%
- #d7b0a4red · 2.9%
Pink Flamingos (1972), shot by John Waters, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 49 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#34302b), covering 9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.741 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.306 — more saturated than 73% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.499 — brighter than 93% of ranked films
Measured across 49 frames. See the frames on the Pink Flamingos page →
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