Reservoir Dogs (1992) colour palette
Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Shot by Andrzej Sekula
- #332d2cdark grey · 11.6%
- #d3d2cdlight grey · 6.9%
- #f1f0efnear white · 6.9%
- #54524edark grey · 5.3%
- #111010near black · 5.3%
- #d1c8b8pale orange · 4.1%
Reservoir Dogs (1992), shot by Andrzej Sekula, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332d2c), covering 11.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.707 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.204 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.502 — brighter than 94% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Reservoir Dogs page →
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