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Samsara (2011) colour palette

Directed by Ron Fricke · Shot by Ron Fricke

Samsara (2011), shot by Ron Fricke, runs natural and warm, measured across 69 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f322f), covering 7.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.392 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.32 — more saturated than 78% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.474 — brighter than 87% of ranked films

Measured across 69 frames. See the frames on the Samsara page →

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