COLOR LAB

The Movie Stills Color Database

COLOR SPECTRA

Red

High energy, passionate, desire, strength, danger, heat, anger

#ee0000

#bc0001

#aa0001

#aa2212

#9a0000

#880000

#871121

#780001

#770111

#660010

Orange

confidence, friendliness, success, ambition, happy, energetic, flamboyant, warmth, generous

#ef8811

#ee6612

#de6632

#cc6601

#cc6611

#cd5521

#ab4401

#aa5600

#aa5512

#993400

Yellow

creativity, cheeriness, confidence, happiness, optimism, intellectual, madness, sickness

#ffff33

#dccd12

#ddbb11

#cdaa12

#bb8812

#ab8812

#ab8834

#997811

#996712

#998721

Green

productivity, idealism, spirituality, development, growth, health, nature, harmony, communication, prosperity, safety

#769933

#779966

#438845

#555401

#445511

#115522

#334422

#113312

#113322

#223321

Blue

truth, peace, calm, security, professional, reliable, trustworthy, integrity, cold, fear, depression, nervousness

#1176aa

#2177aa

#4478aa

#108898

#127698

#33569a

#003488

#224565

#233367

#013356

MEANING OF COLOR IN FILM

Up until the 1950's, film artists relied upon light and shadow to tell stories. With the invention of color film, cinematographers were not only able to make films beautiful and colorful, but it allowed new dimensions to set the tone and drive the story telling.

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