Johnny Guitar (1954) colour palette
Directed by Nicholas Ray · Shot by Harry Stradling Sr.
- #322e2cdark grey · 7.1%
- #141211near black · 5.5%
- #8f6a51orange · 4%
- #ac7256orange · 3.4%
- #4c352edeep red · 3.1%
- #57514bdark grey · 3.1%
Johnny Guitar (1954), shot by Harry Stradling Sr., runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322e2c), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.694 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.33 — more saturated than 80% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.429 — brighter than 60% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Johnny Guitar page →
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