The Killing Fields (1984) colour palette
Directed by Roland Joffé · Shot by Chris Menges
- #34322cdark grey · 13.2%
- #55524cdark grey · 8.5%
- #151412near black · 7.7%
- #504b38yellow · 5.5%
- #8f8c76mid grey · 4.7%
- #6e6a56yellow · 4.3%
The Killing Fields (1984), shot by Chris Menges, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 47 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#34322c), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.623 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.223 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.372 — brighter than 21% of ranked films
Measured across 47 frames. See the frames on the The Killing Fields page →
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