Mala Noche (1986) colour palette
Directed by Gus Van Sant · Shot by John J. Campbell
- #050505near black · 18.1%
- #2e2e2edark grey · 13.7%
- #6f6e6dmid grey · 11.1%
- #8a8a8amid grey · 11.1%
- #4c4c4cdark grey · 10.4%
- #adadadlight grey · 10%
Mala Noche (1986), shot by John J. Campbell, is monochrome: across 54 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#050505), covering 18.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.021 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.439 — brighter than 69% of ranked films
Measured across 54 frames. See the frames on the Mala Noche page →
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