Detective (1985) colour palette
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Shot by Pierre Novion
- #32302cdark grey · 11.4%
- #55534cdark grey · 6.5%
- #483930deep orange · 4%
- #eeeeeenear white · 4%
- #151411near black · 4%
- #d2cfc9light grey · 4%
Detective (1985), shot by Pierre Novion, 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 (#32302c), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.621 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.198 — more saturated than 24% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.454 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Detective page →
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