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Harold and Maude (1971) colour palette

Directed by Hal Ashby · Shot by John A. Alonzo

Harold and Maude (1971), shot by John A. Alonzo, runs muted and warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2e2f2b), covering 9.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.367 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.232 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.451 — brighter than 77% of ranked films

Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Harold and Maude page →

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