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13 Ghosts poster

13 Ghosts (1960) colour palette

Directed by William Castle · Shot by Joseph F. Biroc

13 Ghosts (1960), shot by Joseph F. Biroc, runs muted and warm, measured across 123 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2d2e), covering 16.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.389 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.192 — more saturated than 22% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.409 — brighter than 46% of ranked films

Measured across 123 frames. See the frames on the 13 Ghosts page →

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