Ariel (1988) colour palette
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Shot by Timo Salminen
- #313030dark grey · 14.5%
- #111112near black · 7.5%
- #72706bmid grey · 7%
- #908f8fmid grey · 5.5%
- #d3d2cclight grey · 5.5%
- #505252dark grey · 4.5%
Ariel (1988), shot by Timo Salminen, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 40 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#313030), covering 14.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.33 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.165 — more saturated than 12% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.428 — brighter than 59% of ranked films
Measured across 40 frames. See the frames on the Ariel page →
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