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River of Grass (1994) colour palette

Directed by Kelly Reichardt · Shot by Jim Denault

River of Grass (1994), shot by Jim Denault, runs muted and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#303030), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.137 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.235 — more saturated than 42% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.502 — brighter than 94% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the River of Grass page →

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