Cat People (1982) colour palette
Directed by Paul Schrader · Shot by John Bailey
- #0e0d0enear black · 11.4%
- #302d2cdark grey · 8.6%
- #52504bdark grey · 3.7%
- #0d162adeep blue · 3.1%
- #483730deep orange · 2.8%
- #280c0bdeep red · 2.8%
Cat People (1982), shot by John Bailey, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0e0d0e), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.267 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.338 — more saturated than 83% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.366 — brighter than 18% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Cat People page →
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