The Last Samurai (2003) colour palette
Directed by Edward Zwick · Shot by John Toll
- #312d2bdark grey · 14.5%
- #151311near black · 6.6%
- #545149dark grey · 6%
- #4f4b38yellow · 5.5%
- #48392fdeep orange · 4.1%
- #8f8b74mid grey · 4.1%
The Last Samurai (2003), shot by John Toll, runs muted and warm, measured across 166 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312d2b), covering 14.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.593 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.204 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.369 — brighter than 20% of ranked films
Measured across 166 frames. See the frames on the The Last Samurai page →
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