Chinatown (1974) colour palette
Directed by Roman Polanski · Shot by John A. Alonzo
- #352f29deep orange · 13.4%
- #161310deep orange · 9.1%
- #574e47dark grey · 6.3%
- #524738orange · 5.4%
- #8c7a6borange · 5.1%
- #231a14deep orange · 4.6%
Chinatown (1974), shot by John A. Alonzo, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 70 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is deep orange (#352f29), covering 13.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.912 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.208 — more saturated than 29% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.408 — brighter than 46% of ranked films
Measured across 70 frames. See the frames on the Chinatown page →
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