The Karate Kid (1984) colour palette
Directed by John G. Avildsen · Shot by James Crabe
- #312f2cdark grey · 7.4%
- #161413near black · 5.2%
- #f7f7f6near white · 4.9%
- #d3d2calight grey · 4%
- #54504cdark grey · 3.7%
- #918c73yellow · 3.1%
The Karate Kid (1984), shot by James Crabe, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2c), covering 7.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.557 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.474 — brighter than 87% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Karate Kid page →
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