Double Indemnity (1944) colour palette
Directed by Billy Wilder · Shot by John F. Seitz
- #050505near black · 18.8%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.5%
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 13.5%
- #707070mid grey · 12.3%
- #4a4a4adark grey · 11.4%
- #cececelight grey · 10.2%
Double Indemnity (1944), shot by John F. Seitz, 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 (#050505), covering 18.8% 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
0.435 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Double Indemnity page →
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