Barfly (1987) colour palette
Directed by Barbet Schroeder · Shot by Robby Müller
- #312d2cdark grey · 9.8%
- #121111near black · 6.8%
- #514f4cdark grey · 5.8%
- #2b271adeep yellow · 5.5%
- #4a4734deep yellow · 4.6%
- #45382edeep orange · 3.4%
Barfly (1987), shot by Robby Müller, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312d2c), covering 9.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.735 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.262 — more saturated than 55% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.374 — brighter than 22% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Barfly page →
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