Le Cercle Rouge (1970) colour palette
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Shot by Henri Decaë
- #2d3031dark grey · 12.9%
- #0f1011near black · 9.5%
- #4c5152dark grey · 6.2%
- #abaeaflight grey · 5.8%
- #8a8f8emid grey · 4.9%
- #2e3a47deep blue · 4.6%
Le Cercle Rouge (1970), shot by Henri Decaë, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d3031), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
-0.175 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.162 — more saturated than 11% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.407 — brighter than 45% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Le Cercle Rouge page →
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