
Total Recall (1990) colour palette
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Shot by Jost Vacano
- #31302edark grey · 12.5%
- #100d0dnear black · 7.3%
- #51504ddark grey · 7%
- #d1d0cflight grey · 4.4%
- #8e8e8dmid grey · 3.9%
- #8a0e0cred · 3.1%
Total Recall (1990), shot by Jost Vacano, runs muted and warm, measured across 77 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31302e), covering 12.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.595 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.27 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.376 — brighter than 25% of ranked films
Measured across 77 frames. See the frames on the Total Recall page →
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