The Deer Hunter (1978) colour palette
Directed by Michael Cimino · Shot by Vilmos Zsigmond
- #31312bdark grey · 10.2%
- #14120edeep orange · 8%
- #2c271adeep orange · 5.2%
- #4f4b34yellow · 5.2%
- #8a714eorange · 3.4%
- #766d4eyellow · 3.1%
The Deer Hunter (1978), shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312b), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.38 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.304 — more saturated than 72% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.381 — brighter than 28% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Deer Hunter page →
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