Black Jack (1979) colour palette
Directed by Ken Loach · Shot by Chris Menges
- #353329deep yellow · 13.4%
- #4c4d35yellow · 7.5%
- #928a71yellow · 6.2%
- #57544adark grey · 5.2%
- #292b19deep yellow · 4.3%
- #0f0e0bdeep yellow · 4.3%
Black Jack (1979), shot by Chris Menges, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is deep yellow (#353329), covering 13.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.821 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.246 — more saturated than 48% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.387 — brighter than 31% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the Black Jack page →
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