The Warriors (1979) colour palette
Directed by Walter Hill · Shot by Andrew Laszlo
- #2e2d2bdark grey · 14.2%
- #10100fnear black · 11.7%
- #50504cdark grey · 5.8%
- #271411deep red · 3.7%
- #4b342edeep red · 3.7%
- #89756cmid grey · 3.1%
The Warriors (1979), shot by Andrew Laszlo, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2d2b), covering 14.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.439 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.242 — more saturated than 46% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.358 — brighter than 15% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Warriors page →
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