Manhattan (1979) colour palette
Directed by Woody Allen · Shot by Gordon Willis
- #060606near black · 21.6%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.6%
- #8c8c8cmid grey · 13.3%
- #494949dark grey · 13%
- #fcfcfcnear white · 11.4%
- #6d6d6dmid grey · 10.2%
Manhattan (1979), shot by Gordon Willis, is monochrome: across 63 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 (#060606), covering 21.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0 — more saturated than 0% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.418 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Manhattan page →
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