Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) colour palette
Directed by Albert Lewin · Shot by Jack Cardiff
- #302d2edark grey · 12.6%
- #504e50dark grey · 5.5%
- #746f68mid grey · 4.6%
- #a8988dorange · 4%
- #d4d1calight grey · 4%
- #121113near black · 3.7%
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), shot by Jack Cardiff, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302d2e), covering 12.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.299 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.218 — more saturated than 33% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 55% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Pandora and the Flying Dutchman page →
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