Criss Cross (1949) colour palette
Directed by Robert Siodmak · Shot by Franz Planer
- #030303near black · 19.4%
- #cccccclight grey · 15.4%
- #8b8b8bmid grey · 13.5%
- #313131dark grey · 12.6%
- #6f6f6fmid grey · 11.4%
- #464646dark grey · 10.8%
Criss Cross (1949), shot by Franz Planer, is monochrome: across 65 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 (#030303), covering 19.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0 — more saturated than 0% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.445 — brighter than 73% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Criss Cross page →
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