House by the River (1950) colour palette
Directed by Fritz Lang · Shot by Edward Cronjager
- #020202near black · 18.6%
- #8c8c8cmid grey · 14.5%
- #c9c9c9light grey · 14.3%
- #303030dark grey · 13%
- #6d6d6dmid grey · 11.1%
- #fcfcfcnear white · 11.1%
House by the River (1950), shot by Edward Cronjager, is monochrome: across 183 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 18.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.002 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.451 — brighter than 77% of ranked films
Measured across 183 frames. See the frames on the House by the River page →
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