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Late August, Early September (1998) colour palette

Directed by Olivier Assayas · Shot by Denis Lenoir

Late August, Early September (1998), shot by Denis Lenoir, runs muted and warm, measured across 42 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2e), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.57 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.245 — more saturated than 47% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.43 — brighter than 61% of ranked films

Measured across 42 frames. See the frames on the Late August, Early September page →

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