Desperate Living (1977) colour palette
Directed by John Waters · Shot by Thomas Loizeaux
- #f9f9f8near white · 8.1%
- #100f10near black · 4.3%
- #d5c6b4pale orange · 3.8%
- #6f564dorange · 3.3%
- #d1d0cblight grey · 3.3%
- #8d704dorange · 3.3%
Desperate Living (1977), shot by Thomas Loizeaux, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 42 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near white (#f9f9f8), covering 8.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.696 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.346 — more saturated than 84% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.525 — brighter than 98% of ranked films
Measured across 42 frames. See the frames on the Desperate Living page →
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