Computer Chess (2013) colour palette
Directed by Andrew Bujalski · Shot by Matthias Grunsky
- #040404near black · 16.6%
- #fafafanear white · 14.1%
- #484847dark grey · 11.9%
- #cacacalight grey · 11.3%
- #727272mid grey · 10.9%
- #aaaaaalight grey · 10.6%
Computer Chess (2013), shot by Matthias Grunsky, is monochrome: across 64 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#040404), covering 16.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.031 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.488 — brighter than 91% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Computer Chess page →
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