A Touch of Zen (1971) colour palette
Directed by King Hu · Shot by Hua Hui-Ying
- #2f2e2adark grey · 10.2%
- #505148dark grey · 4.9%
- #0f0f0fnear black · 4%
- #d4d4cclight grey · 4%
- #504f39yellow · 3.7%
- #cdc8b0yellow · 3.7%
A Touch of Zen (1971), shot by Hua Hui-Ying, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2a), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.621 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.271 — more saturated than 59% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.436 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the A Touch of Zen page →
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