The American (2010) colour palette
Directed by Anton Corbijn · Shot by Martin Ruhe
- #2e322ddark grey · 8.9%
- #54564fdark grey · 6.3%
- #acb1aelight grey · 4.8%
- #132e2bdeep cyan · 4.4%
- #8d918cmid grey · 4.4%
- #aca992yellow · 3.8%
The American (2010), shot by Martin Ruhe, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e322d), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.336 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.288 — more saturated than 66% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.387 — brighter than 31% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The American page →
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