The Burning Plain (2008) colour palette
Directed by Guillermo Arriaga · Shot by Robert Elswit
- #54514cdark grey · 8.9%
- #313231dark grey · 8.5%
- #d3d1cclight grey · 5.6%
- #a5998borange · 4.3%
- #75756fmid grey · 4.3%
- #938777mid grey · 4.3%
The Burning Plain (2008), shot by Robert Elswit, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#54514c), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.329 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.161 — more saturated than 11% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.439 — brighter than 69% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the The Burning Plain page →
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