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The Pentagon Wars (1998) colour palette

Directed by Richard Benjamin · Shot by Robert D. Yeoman

The Pentagon Wars (1998), shot by Robert D. Yeoman, runs muted and warm, measured across 119 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2c), covering 11.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.39 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.193 — more saturated than 22% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.448 — brighter than 75% of ranked films

Measured across 119 frames. See the frames on the The Pentagon Wars page →

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