Lawrence Of Arabia colour palette
Directed by David Lean · Shot by Freddie Young
- #332d2cdark grey · 7.8%
- #56514ddark grey · 6.6%
- #d5d0c8pale orange · 5.6%
- #473831deep orange · 5%
- #8e796borange · 4.4%
- #715a4corange · 4.1%
Lawrence Of Arabia, shot by Freddie Young, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332d2c), covering 7.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.67 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.232 — more saturated than 40% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.471 — brighter than 86% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Lawrence Of Arabia page →
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