Magnificent Obsession (1954) colour palette
Directed by Douglas Sirk · Shot by Russell Metty
- #312d2ddark grey · 10.5%
- #52504edark grey · 8.6%
- #141417near black · 6.8%
- #89766borange · 5.5%
- #d5d3cflight grey · 4.9%
- #939391mid grey · 4%
Magnificent Obsession (1954), shot by Russell Metty, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312d2d), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.326 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.173 — more saturated than 14% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.448 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Magnificent Obsession page →
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