Repulsion (1965) colour palette
Directed by Roman Polanski · Shot by Gilbert Taylor
- #020202near black · 20.6%
- #8c8c8cmid grey · 15.7%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 15.4%
- #6b6b6bmid grey · 11.4%
- #c9c9c9light grey · 11.4%
- #474747dark grey · 10.5%
Repulsion (1965), shot by Gilbert Taylor, is monochrome: across 65 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 black (#020202), covering 20.6% 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
0.414 — brighter than 50% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Repulsion page →
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