In the Mood for Love (2000) colour palette
Directed by Wong Kar-Wai · Shot by Christopher Doyle
- #333128deep yellow · 15%
- #4c4b37yellow · 10.1%
- #2a251adeep orange · 6.1%
- #8e8c72mid grey · 6.1%
- #161611deep yellow · 4.7%
- #d3d2c6pale yellow · 4.4%
In the Mood for Love (2000), shot by Christopher Doyle, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 135 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are yellow and orange. The single most common colour is deep yellow (#333128), covering 15% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.816 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.218 — more saturated than 33% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.391 — brighter than 35% of ranked films
Measured across 135 frames. See the frames on the In the Mood for Love page →
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