Sin City (2005) colour palette
Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Shot by Robert Rodriguez
- #030303near black · 23%
- #fefefdpale yellow · 17.7%
- #303030dark grey · 14.9%
- #8f8f8fmid grey · 8.1%
- #cececelight grey · 7.2%
- #6a6a6amid grey · 6.2%
Sin City (2005), shot by Robert Rodriguez, runs heavily desaturated and null, measured across 94 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and yellow. The single most common colour is near black (#030303), covering 23% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
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null on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.113 — more saturated than 5% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.439 — brighter than 69% of ranked films
Measured across 94 frames. See the frames on the Sin City page →
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