Polyester (1981) colour palette
Directed by John Waters · Shot by David Insley
- #332d2cdark grey · 7.1%
- #f7f6f5near white · 6.2%
- #0c0b0cnear black · 5.8%
- #ede6d1pale yellow · 3.7%
- #d7c9adpale orange · 3.1%
- #d5d3c8pale yellow · 2.8%
Polyester (1981), shot by David Insley, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332d2c), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.419 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.333 — more saturated than 81% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.482 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Polyester page →
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