The Hunt for Red October (1990) colour palette
Directed by John McTiernan · Shot by Jan de Bont
- #0e0c0cnear black · 12.5%
- #2c2b2bdark grey · 9.1%
- #2d1513deep red · 5.6%
- #2d384adeep blue · 5%
- #0d1329deep blue · 4.1%
- #524e47dark grey · 3.8%
The Hunt for Red October (1990), shot by Jan de Bont, runs natural and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is near black (#0e0c0c), covering 12.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.211 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.345 — more saturated than 84% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.339 — brighter than 8% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Hunt for Red October page →
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