High and Low (1963) colour palette
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Shot by Takao Saitō
- #030303near black · 17.4%
- #fcfcfcnear white · 16.1%
- #4a4a4adark grey · 14.3%
- #878787mid grey · 14.3%
- #cbcbcblight grey · 13.5%
- #aeaeaelight grey · 9.1%
High and Low (1963), shot by Takao Saitō, is monochrome: across 46 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 17.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.003 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.495 — brighter than 93% of ranked films
Measured across 46 frames. See the frames on the High and Low page →
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