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Rushmore (1998) colour palette

Directed by Wes Anderson · Shot by Robert D. Yeoman

Rushmore (1998), shot by Robert D. Yeoman, runs muted and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f2b), covering 13.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.587 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.228 — more saturated than 39% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.433 — brighter than 64% of ranked films

Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Rushmore page →

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