The Shawshank Redemption (1994) colour palette
Directed by Frank Darabont · Shot by Roger Deakins
- #312d2cdark grey · 14.4%
- #524e4adark grey · 9.4%
- #727171mid grey · 4.4%
- #918a79mid grey · 4.1%
- #151312near black · 4.1%
- #89786cmid grey · 3.8%
The Shawshank Redemption (1994), shot by Roger Deakins, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 68 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312d2c), covering 14.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.426 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.159 — more saturated than 11% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.423 — brighter than 57% of ranked films
Measured across 68 frames. See the frames on the The Shawshank Redemption page →
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