I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) colour palette

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Shot by Donald M. Morgan

#342e2bdark grey · 11.1%
#0e0f0fnear black · 6.5%
#d2cfcblight grey · 5.5%
#545150dark grey · 4.3%
#483a33deep orange · 4%
#8a7c70mid grey · 3.7%

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), shot by Donald M. Morgan, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#342e2b), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.475 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.237 — more saturated than 43% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.425 — brighter than 57% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the I Wanna Hold Your Hand page →

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