The Omen (1976) colour palette
Directed by Richard Donner · Shot by Gilbert Taylor
- #2e2c2adark grey · 13.8%
- #120f0edeep orange · 9.1%
- #483730deep orange · 7.5%
- #55504bdark grey · 5.9%
- #241512deep red · 4.1%
- #89776cmid grey · 4.1%
The Omen (1976), shot by Gilbert Taylor, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2c2a), covering 13.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.73 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.233 — more saturated than 41% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.366 — brighter than 19% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Omen page →
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