Fall of the House of Usher (1928) colour palette
Directed by Jean Epstein · Shot by Georges Lucas
- #100e0dnear black · 12.7%
- #2f2e2adark grey · 12.1%
- #241a15deep orange · 10.3%
- #45352cdeep orange · 5.5%
- #eaebeanear white · 4.2%
- #ad9b88orange · 3.6%
Fall of the House of Usher (1928), shot by Georges Lucas, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 33 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#100e0d), covering 12.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.673 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.232 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.338 — brighter than 6% of ranked films
Measured across 33 frames. See the frames on the Fall of the House of Usher page →
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