Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) colour palette
Directed by Gideon Bachmann
- #342e2bdark grey · 13.7%
- #54514cdark grey · 8.3%
- #8f918bmid grey · 5.7%
- #d1d0cblight grey · 5.1%
- #afafablight grey · 4.4%
- #a7988eorange · 4.1%
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#342e2b), covering 13.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.773 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.157 — more saturated than 10% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.435 — brighter than 65% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom page →
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