The Killer (1989) colour palette
Directed by John Woo · Shot by Peter Pau Tak-Hai
- #302d2ddark grey · 8%
- #f4f3f2near white · 6.8%
- #53504ddark grey · 6.5%
- #d7d4cflight grey · 6.2%
- #110f0enear black · 6.2%
- #493832deep orange · 3.1%
The Killer (1989), shot by Peter Pau Tak-Hai, 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 (#302d2d), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.379 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.262 — more saturated than 55% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.458 — brighter than 81% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Killer page →
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