Mr. Arkadin (1955) colour palette
Directed by Orson Welles · Shot by Jean Bourgoin
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 16.4%
- #010101near black · 15.7%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.6%
- #cbcbcblight grey · 11.8%
- #6c6c6cmid grey · 11.1%
- #4d4d4ddark grey · 10.4%
Mr. Arkadin (1955), shot by Jean Bourgoin, is monochrome: across 57 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 mid grey (#8d8d8d), covering 16.4% 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
0.456 — brighter than 80% of ranked films
Measured across 57 frames. See the frames on the Mr. Arkadin page →
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