Legend of the Lost (1957) colour palette
Directed by Henry Hathaway · Shot by Jack Cardiff
- #36312cdark grey · 10%
- #d6c7adpale orange · 5.7%
- #ccb18eorange · 5.4%
- #493930deep orange · 4.3%
- #ab9176orange · 4%
- #f7f6f3pale yellow · 4%
Legend of the Lost (1957), shot by Jack Cardiff, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 70 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#36312c), covering 10% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.729 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.267 — more saturated than 57% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.489 — brighter than 92% of ranked films
Measured across 70 frames. See the frames on the Legend of the Lost page →
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