
True Lies (1994) colour palette
Directed by James Cameron · Shot by Russell Carpenter
- #2e2d2ddark grey · 9.5%
- #f4f4f4near white · 5.4%
- #071b2edeep blue · 5.3%
- #0f1112near black · 4.6%
- #d1d1cflight grey · 4%
- #50504fdark grey · 3.7%
True Lies (1994), shot by Russell Carpenter, runs natural and cool, measured across 114 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2d2d), covering 9.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
cool
-0.333 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.308 — more saturated than 73% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.434 — brighter than 65% of ranked films
Measured across 114 frames. See the frames on the True Lies page →
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