A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984) colour palette
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien · Shot by Chen Kun-Hou
- #d1d1cblight grey · 6.8%
- #2f322bdark grey · 5.5%
- #4f5250dark grey · 5%
- #596d52green · 4.5%
- #f5f6f5near white · 4.5%
- #8b8f90mid grey · 4.1%
A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984), shot by Chen Kun-Hou, runs muted and warm, measured across 44 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are green and orange. The single most common colour is light grey (#d1d1cb), covering 6.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
warm
0.502 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.223 — more saturated than 36% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.54 — brighter than 98% of ranked films
Measured across 44 frames. See the frames on the A Summer at Grandpa’s page →
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