The Last Emperor (1987) colour palette
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · Shot by Vittorio Storaro
- #30302edark grey · 7.6%
- #11100enear black · 7.3%
- #4e362adeep orange · 4.8%
- #4e4f4cdark grey · 4.5%
- #281610deep orange · 4.5%
- #887c71mid grey · 2.7%
The Last Emperor (1987), shot by Vittorio Storaro, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30302e), covering 7.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.768 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.35 — more saturated than 84% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.399 — brighter than 40% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the The Last Emperor page →
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