The Thin Red Line colour palette
Directed by Terrence Malick · Shot by John Toll
- #31312cdark grey · 10.8%
- #4a4c36yellow · 6.2%
- #545448dark grey · 5.5%
- #aaaa92yellow · 4.9%
- #2c261bdeep orange · 4%
- #8c8b6eyellow · 3.7%
The Thin Red Line, shot by John Toll, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312c), covering 10.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.333 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.23 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.395 — brighter than 37% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Thin Red Line page →
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