Manhattan (1979) colour palette
Directed by Woody Allen · Shot by Gordon Willis
- #060606near black · 22.5%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.8%
- #8c8c8cmid grey · 12.9%
- #494949dark grey · 12.9%
- #fcfcfcnear white · 11.7%
- #6d6d6dmid grey · 9.8%
Manhattan (1979), shot by Gordon Willis, is monochrome: across 65 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 22.5% 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
0.414 — brighter than 51% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Manhattan page →
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