History of the World: Part 1 (1981) colour palette
Directed by Mel Brooks · Shot by Woody Omens
- #34302cdark grey · 8.4%
- #d1d1cclight grey · 5.8%
- #57514adark grey · 5.5%
- #f3f2f1near white · 4.8%
- #8b6f50orange · 3.2%
- #544439orange · 2.6%
History of the World: Part 1 (1981), shot by Woody Omens, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#34302c), covering 8.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.734 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.266 — more saturated than 57% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.482 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the History of the World: Part 1 page →
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