Like Water for Chocolate (1992) colour palette
Directed by Alfonso Arau · Shot by Emmanuel Lubezki
- #382f29deep orange · 8.9%
- #271a13deep orange · 6%
- #d1b390orange · 6%
- #d6c7afpale orange · 6%
- #4c392bdeep orange · 5.9%
- #8c6d52orange · 5.6%
Like Water for Chocolate (1992), shot by Emmanuel Lubezki, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 146 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is deep orange (#382f29), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.949 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.292 — more saturated than 67% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.436 — brighter than 66% of ranked films
Measured across 146 frames. See the frames on the Like Water for Chocolate page →
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