It Happened At The World’s Fair (1963) colour palette
Directed by Norman Taurog · Shot by Joseph Ruttenberg
- #33312fdark grey · 10.8%
- #141314near black · 5.9%
- #d4d2celight grey · 5.4%
- #f3f3f1near white · 4.3%
- #92908cmid grey · 3.8%
- #aaafaelight grey · 3.2%
It Happened At The World’s Fair (1963), shot by Joseph Ruttenberg, runs muted and warm, measured across 37 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33312f), covering 10.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.54 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.268 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.463 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 37 frames. See the frames on the It Happened At The World’s Fair page →
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