The Wanderers (1979) colour palette
Directed by Philip Kaufman · Shot by Michael Chapman
- #100f0enear black · 11.7%
- #352f2cdark grey · 10.5%
- #544f4cdark grey · 3.7%
- #d2cec8light grey · 3.7%
- #2a1b17deep red · 3.1%
- #453931deep orange · 2.8%
The Wanderers (1979), shot by Michael Chapman, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near black (#100f0e), covering 11.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.691 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.393 — brighter than 34% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Wanderers page →
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