Europa (1991) colour palette
Directed by Lars von Trier · Shot by Henning Bendtsen
- #030303near black · 21.5%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.5%
- #8a8a8amid grey · 14%
- #fefefenear white · 13.7%
- #c9c9c9light grey · 10.9%
- #474747dark grey · 10.4%
Europa (1991), shot by Henning Bendtsen, is monochrome: across 117 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 (#030303), covering 21.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.012 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.431 — brighter than 62% of ranked films
Measured across 117 frames. See the frames on the Europa page →
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