Schindler's List (1993) colour palette
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Shot by Janusz Kamiński
- #010101near black · 18.9%
- #8a8a8amid grey · 15.3%
- #fdfdfdnear white · 13.9%
- #c8c8c8light grey · 12.9%
- #303030dark grey · 11.6%
- #464646dark grey · 10.4%
Schindler's List (1993), shot by Janusz Kamiński, is monochrome: across 275 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 (#010101), covering 18.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.011 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.461 — brighter than 82% of ranked films
Measured across 275 frames. See the frames on the Schindler's List page →
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