| Color name | Color | Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Muted Pink | #E6A8B5 | |
| Mustard Yellow | #F4D35E | |
| Pastel Blue | #A7C5EB | |
| Muted Green | #8BAF9F | |
| Rich Purple | #7B3B8B | |
| Earthy Brown | #B78B56 |
Symmetrical framing, carefully arranged sets and strong color choices are familiar parts of Anderson’s films. The palettes below are design references inspired by that visual style.
For your own still-image experiments, an image recolor tool can help you try a different color treatment.
A Starting Palette
#DDD0C1
#C79971
#9F6848
#514741
#838799
The starting palette above combines warm browns and cream with a cooler gray-blue.
The Darjeeling Limited, 2007
#E27505
#9C1425
#827B82
#3B3332
#CDC1BD
Darjeeling Limited (2007) is a film about three siblings' trip by train through India following the death of their father, a story of family connections and self-discovery.
In this selection, orange and dark red sit beside quieter gray and pale beige.
Fantastic Mr. Fox, 2009
#8D4D1E
#A4755F
#55332C
#F4A701
#5C1F00
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) is Anderson’s stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story. Mr. Fox’s raids on three farms bring trouble to the animals living nearby.
Moonrise Kingdom, 2012
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#6A4021
#D88A3B
#849585
Khaki and muted green give this selection an outdoorsy feel, with brown and orange keeping it warm. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) follows Sam and Suzy as they run away on a New England island in 1965.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014
#390C1E
#C41311
#C6645F
#854D65
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) follows concierge Gustave H. and lobby boy Zero through an inheritance dispute, a stolen painting and a murder investigation. Here, deep plum, red and dusty rose provide a darker alternative to the pastel pink associated with the hotel’s exterior.
The French Dispatch, 2021
The French Dispatch (2021) tells stories from the final issue of an American magazine based in the fictional French city of Ennui-sur-Blasé. The image below picks out mustard, brown and gray-green from one scene.
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