Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) colour palette
Directed by Robert Altman · Shot by Paul Lohmann
- #39312adeep orange · 9%
- #8c7253orange · 6%
- #49392bdeep orange · 5.7%
- #d2c8b0pale orange · 5.7%
- #191612deep orange · 4.7%
- #564a3aorange · 4.3%
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976), shot by Paul Lohmann, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is deep orange (#39312a), covering 9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.905 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.285 — more saturated than 65% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.44 — brighter than 70% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson page →
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