My American Uncle (Mon oncle d’Amérique) (1980) colour palette
Directed by Alain Resnais · Shot by Sacha Vierny
- #34312ddark grey · 9.2%
- #4e4b3byellow · 5.2%
- #d2cfc7light grey · 4.9%
- #d6cbafpale orange · 4.9%
- #f7f7f5near white · 4%
- #100f0enear black · 4%
My American Uncle (Mon oncle d’Amérique) (1980), shot by Sacha Vierny, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#34312d), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.684 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.226 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.482 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the My American Uncle (Mon oncle d’Amérique) page →
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