The Wild Bunch (1969) colour palette
Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Shot by Lucien Ballard
- #332f29dark grey · 10.5%
- #575349dark grey · 8%
- #504538orange · 5.8%
- #8b7b6aorange · 5.5%
- #463a31deep orange · 5.2%
- #948874orange · 4.9%
The Wild Bunch (1969), shot by Lucien Ballard, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f29), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.647 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.195 — more saturated than 23% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 55% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Wild Bunch page →
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