The Smashing Machine (2025) colour palette
Directed by Benny Safdie · Shot by Maceo Bishop
- #312f2ddark grey · 10.1%
- #f7f7f5near white · 7.1%
- #0e0d0dnear black · 7.1%
- #d5d4cdlight grey · 5.7%
- #52504bdark grey · 5.3%
- #ceb191orange · 4.8%
The Smashing Machine (2025), shot by Maceo Bishop, runs muted and warm, measured across 155 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 10.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.561 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.227 — more saturated than 38% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.486 — brighter than 91% of ranked films
Measured across 155 frames. See the frames on the The Smashing Machine page →
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