American Graffiti (1973) colour palette
Directed by George Lucas · Shot by Jan D'Alquen
- #0d0d0enear black · 9.2%
- #2e2d2bdark grey · 8.9%
- #f8f7f4pale yellow · 4.9%
- #2d374cdeep blue · 4%
- #52514cdark grey · 3.1%
- #8e776eorange · 2.8%
American Graffiti (1973), shot by Jan D'Alquen, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0d0d0e), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.327 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.294 — more saturated than 68% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.43 — brighter than 61% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the American Graffiti page →
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