The Shining (1980) colour palette
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Shot by John Alcott
- #312e2bdark grey · 9%
- #d7d3ccpale orange · 5.5%
- #4d342cdeep red · 4.6%
- #110f0fnear black · 4.1%
- #d2c8afpale orange · 3.5%
- #313a4ddeep blue · 3.5%
The Shining (1980), shot by John Alcott, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 69 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e2b), covering 9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.624 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.271 — more saturated than 59% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.446 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 69 frames. See the frames on the The Shining page →
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