Claire’s Knee (1970) colour palette
Directed by Éric Rohmer · Shot by Néstor Almendros
- #30322ddark grey · 7.1%
- #d2d3cblight grey · 4%
- #e4e3d3pale yellow · 3.4%
- #2d394cdeep blue · 3.4%
- #354d30deep green · 3.4%
- #f6f5f2pale yellow · 3.1%
Claire’s Knee (1970), shot by Néstor Almendros, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are green and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30322d), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
0.227 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.263 — more saturated than 55% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.48 — brighter than 89% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Claire’s Knee page →
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