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Starship Troopers poster

Starship Troopers (1997) colour palette

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Shot by Jost Vacano

Starship Troopers (1997), shot by Jost Vacano, runs muted and balanced, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31302f), covering 9.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.167 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.255 — more saturated than 51% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.427 — brighter than 59% of ranked films

Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Starship Troopers page →

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