Day for Night (1973) colour palette
Directed by François Truffaut · Shot by Pierre-William Glenn
- #313030dark grey · 12.3%
- #534f4cdark grey · 5.5%
- #d2d0cdlight grey · 4.6%
- #cfb298orange · 4.6%
- #100e0dnear black · 4%
- #f4f2ecpale yellow · 3.7%
Day for Night (1973), shot by Pierre-William Glenn, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#313030), covering 12.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.739 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.199 — more saturated than 24% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.468 — brighter than 85% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Day for Night page →
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