framethrowerSign up for free

Movie colour palettes

Trainspotting poster

Trainspotting (1996) colour palette

Directed by Danny Boyle · Shot by Brian Tufano

Trainspotting (1996), shot by Brian Tufano, runs muted and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302b), covering 11.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.383 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.282 — more saturated than 64% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.408 — brighter than 46% of ranked films

Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the Trainspotting page →

Films that grade like this

Nearest by warmth, saturation and luminance across 1,568 ranked films — measured, not matched on genre.

Search the frames behind Trainspotting

Every colour here comes from a real frame. Search by colour, lighting, lens and mood — $2 of credits free, no card.

Sign up for free

These measurements are published under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to FrameThrower. That covers the measurements only — the frames they were derived from are not ours to license, and rights remain with their owners.