Black Orpheus (1959) colour palette
Directed by Marcel Camus · Shot by Jean Bourgoin
- #35302bdark grey · 7.7%
- #100d0cdeep orange · 4.5%
- #d8d5ccpale yellow · 4.1%
- #f4f3edpale yellow · 3.6%
- #746e6cmid grey · 3.2%
- #968a73orange · 3.2%
Black Orpheus (1959), shot by Jean Bourgoin, runs natural and warm, measured across 44 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#35302b), covering 7.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.566 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.314 — more saturated than 76% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.479 — brighter than 89% of ranked films
Measured across 44 frames. See the frames on the Black Orpheus page →
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