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House of Flying Daggers poster

House of Flying Daggers (2004) colour palette

Directed by Zhang Yimou · Shot by Zhao Xiaoding

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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