Seven Samurai (1954) colour palette
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Shot by Asakazu Nakai
- #4c4c4cdark grey · 16%
- #2d2d2ddark grey · 15.7%
- #8d8d8cmid grey · 15.1%
- #050505near black · 13.5%
- #6e6e6emid grey · 12.3%
- #afafaflight grey · 10.8%
Seven Samurai (1954), shot by Asakazu Nakai, 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 dark grey (#4c4c4c), covering 16% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.002 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.428 — brighter than 60% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Seven Samurai page →
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