Faces (1968) colour palette
Directed by John Cassavetes · Shot by Al Ruban
- #020202near black · 18.2%
- #f8f8f8near white · 16.4%
- #898989mid grey · 16%
- #323232dark grey · 12.4%
- #c7c7c7light grey · 12%
- #6c6c6cmid grey · 8.4%
Faces (1968), shot by Al Ruban, is monochrome: across 45 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 (#020202), covering 18.2% 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
0.48 — brighter than 89% of ranked films
Measured across 45 frames. See the frames on the Faces page →
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