Beauty and the Beast (1979) colour palette
Directed by Juraj Herz · Shot by Jiří Macháně
- #121110near black · 11.9%
- #2e2f2ddark grey · 9.5%
- #4e4f4cdark grey · 4.6%
- #271811deep orange · 4.2%
- #d0c6aeorange · 3.5%
- #47372cdeep orange · 3.5%
Beauty and the Beast (1979), shot by Jiří Macháně, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 57 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#121110), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.72 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.28 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.394 — brighter than 35% of ranked films
Measured across 57 frames. See the frames on the Beauty and the Beast page →
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