A Matter of Life and Death (1946) colour palette
Directed by Emeric Pressburger · Shot by Jack Cardiff
- #302f2fdark grey · 13.1%
- #090808near black · 11.3%
- #f8f8f8near white · 6.9%
- #cfcfcflight grey · 6.6%
- #727170mid grey · 6.6%
- #4b4a4cdark grey · 6.3%
A Matter of Life and Death (1946), shot by Jack Cardiff, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2f), covering 13.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.452 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.13 — more saturated than 6% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.43 — brighter than 61% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the A Matter of Life and Death page →
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