Bigger Than Life (1956) colour palette
Directed by Nicholas Ray · Shot by Joseph MacDonald
- #302c2adark grey · 12.8%
- #4f4d4adark grey · 9.2%
- #d5d2calight grey · 6.2%
- #938976mid grey · 6.2%
- #8f9088mid grey · 5.1%
- #0e0c0bdeep orange · 4.6%
Bigger Than Life (1956), shot by Joseph MacDonald, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 39 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302c2a), covering 12.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.733 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.205 — more saturated than 27% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.449 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 39 frames. See the frames on the Bigger Than Life page →
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