The Pledge (2001) colour palette
Directed by Sean Penn · Shot by Chris Menges
- #312f2ddark grey · 9.2%
- #53534edark grey · 4.9%
- #0d0f10near black · 4.6%
- #d3d1cblight grey · 3.7%
- #f7f9fapale blue · 3.4%
- #a89074orange · 2.8%
The Pledge (2001), shot by Chris Menges, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.167 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.283 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.437 — brighter than 67% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Pledge page →
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