Sahara (1995) colour palette
Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith · Shot by John Stokes
- #322e2bdark grey · 8.8%
- #ceb191orange · 6.7%
- #565049dark grey · 5.2%
- #d4d0c7pale orange · 4.8%
- #100e0enear black · 4.2%
- #f8f7f6pale orange · 4.2%
Sahara (1995), shot by John Stokes, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 250 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e2b), covering 8.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.664 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.242 — more saturated than 46% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.485 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 250 frames. See the frames on the Sahara page →
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