Alexandria…Why? (1979) colour palette
Directed by Youssef Chahine · Shot by Mohsen Nasr
- #342e2cdark grey · 7.7%
- #0c0a0cnear black · 5.5%
- #d1cfcalight grey · 4.3%
- #534e4adark grey · 4.3%
- #f4f3f2near white · 4%
- #897a6dmid grey · 3.7%
Alexandria…Why? (1979), shot by Mohsen Nasr, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#342e2c), covering 7.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.348 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.276 — more saturated than 61% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.453 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Alexandria…Why? page →
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