On The Town (1949) colour palette
Directed by Gene Kelly · Shot by Harold Rosson
- #312e30dark grey · 10.9%
- #faf9f7pale orange · 10.5%
- #0c0c0enear black · 7.3%
- #d6d4cflight grey · 4.5%
- #4e5052dark grey · 3.6%
- #8c766eorange · 2.7%
On The Town (1949), shot by Harold Rosson, runs muted and warm, measured across 44 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312e30), covering 10.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.565 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.256 — more saturated than 52% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.497 — brighter than 93% of ranked films
Measured across 44 frames. See the frames on the On The Town page →
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