Macbeth (1971) colour palette
Directed by Roman Polanski · Shot by Gilbert Taylor
- #32302edark grey · 16%
- #52524cdark grey · 6.8%
- #53473aorange · 4.6%
- #12100fnear black · 4.6%
- #72716bmid grey · 4.6%
- #91908cmid grey · 4.3%
Macbeth (1971), shot by Gilbert Taylor, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302e), covering 16% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.687 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.2 — more saturated than 25% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.382 — brighter than 27% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Macbeth page →
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