Top Gun (1986) colour palette
Directed by Tony Scott · Shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball
- #2f312fdark grey · 9.1%
- #0b0d0edeep blue · 5.2%
- #4f514ddark grey · 4.5%
- #f8f8f7near white · 4.2%
- #d3d1calight grey · 3.3%
- #938771orange · 2.7%
Top Gun (1986), shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball, runs natural and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f312f), covering 9.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.265 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.333 — more saturated than 81% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.42 — brighter than 54% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Top Gun page →
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