The Road (2009) colour palette
Directed by John Hillcoat · Shot by Javier Aguirresarobe
- #2f2e29dark grey · 19.7%
- #52504adark grey · 12%
- #161310deep orange · 11.7%
- #4a4337orange · 6.5%
- #73716amid grey · 4.3%
- #2a251bdeep orange · 4.3%
The Road (2009), shot by Javier Aguirresarobe, 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 (#2f2e29), covering 19.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits very dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.962 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.21 — more saturated than 29% of ranked films
Luminance
very dark
0.295 — brighter than 1% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Road page →
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