Aparajito (1956) colour palette
Directed by Satyajit Ray · Shot by Subrata Mitra
- #cecdcdlight grey · 16%
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 14.2%
- #6e6e6emid grey · 13.5%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 12.6%
- #acacaclight grey · 12.6%
- #040404near black · 12.3%
Aparajito (1956), shot by Subrata Mitra, is monochrome: across 65 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is light grey (#cecdcd), covering 16% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.002 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.48 — brighter than 89% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Aparajito page →
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