
House of Flying Daggers (2004) colour palette
Directed by Zhang Yimou · Shot by Zhao Xiaoding
- #2f312adark grey · 5.8%
- #344e2ddeep green · 4.9%
- #d6d8d1light grey · 3.5%
- #fafbf7pale green · 3.2%
- #535137yellow · 3.2%
- #4c6a37green · 2.9%
House of Flying Daggers (2004), shot by Zhao Xiaoding, runs muted and warm, measured across 69 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are green and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f312a), covering 5.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.372 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.279 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.462 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 69 frames. See the frames on the House of Flying Daggers page →
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