King Lear (1987) colour palette
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Shot by Sophie Maintigneux
- #332f2ddark grey · 10.2%
- #0d0b0bnear black · 8.2%
- #f4f3f1pale orange · 7.9%
- #56514bdark grey · 5.6%
- #271a16deep red · 3.9%
- #d3d0cblight grey · 3.6%
King Lear (1987), shot by Sophie Maintigneux, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f2d), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.646 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.226 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.465 — brighter than 84% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the King Lear page →
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