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Destiny (1921) colour palette

Directed by Fritz Lang · Shot by Fritz Arno Wagner

Destiny (1921), shot by Fritz Arno Wagner, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#070708), covering 8.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.055 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.272 — more saturated than 59% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.418 — brighter than 52% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Destiny page →

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