
Turkish Delight (1973) colour palette
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Shot by Jan de Bont
- #2f2c2bdark grey · 8.6%
- #544f4ddark grey · 4.9%
- #28180fdeep orange · 4.3%
- #ab8d71orange · 3.7%
- #12100fnear black · 3.4%
- #f2f1eepale yellow · 3.4%
Turkish Delight (1973), shot by Jan de Bont, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2c2b), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.741 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.319 — more saturated than 78% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.453 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Turkish Delight page →
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