The Big Lebowski (1998) colour palette
Directed by Joel Coen · Shot by Roger Deakins
- #322f2ddark grey · 11.1%
- #0b0b0cnear black · 7.1%
- #524e4adark grey · 4.9%
- #f4f4f5near white · 4.6%
- #cfcdcblight grey · 4%
- #8b7c6emid grey · 3.1%
The Big Lebowski (1998), shot by Roger Deakins, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2d), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.468 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.268 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.432 — brighter than 63% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Big Lebowski page →
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