Modern Times (1936) colour palette
Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Shot by Ira H. Morgan
- #f9f9f9near white · 14.7%
- #040404near black · 14.7%
- #aeaeaelight grey · 14.1%
- #4c4c4cdark grey · 12.5%
- #cbcbcblight grey · 12.2%
- #888888mid grey · 12.2%
Modern Times (1936), shot by Ira H. Morgan, is monochrome: across 64 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 white (#f9f9f9), covering 14.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.002 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.505 — brighter than 95% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Modern Times page →
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