The Mexican (2001) colour palette
Directed by Gore Verbinski · Shot by Dariusz Wolski
- #35352fdark grey · 9.5%
- #55554edark grey · 5.2%
- #8c7254orange · 4%
- #cfb693orange · 4%
- #ac9773orange · 3.7%
- #141512near black · 3.4%
The Mexican (2001), shot by Dariusz Wolski, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#35352f), covering 9.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.744 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.268 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.476 — brighter than 88% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Mexican page →
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