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War Horse (2011) colour palette

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Shot by Janusz Kamiński

War Horse (2011), shot by Janusz Kamiński, runs muted and warm, measured across 51 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32322c), covering 16.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

warm

0.59 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.239 — more saturated than 44% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.35 — brighter than 11% of ranked films

Measured across 51 frames. See the frames on the War Horse page →

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