Something Wild (1961) colour palette
Directed by Jack Garfein · Shot by Eugen Schüfftan
- #030303near black · 17.2%
- #8a8a8amid grey · 13.2%
- #fbfbfbnear white · 12.9%
- #2e2e2edark grey · 12.9%
- #4a4949dark grey · 12%
- #afafaflight grey · 11.1%
Something Wild (1961), shot by Eugen Schüfftan, 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 near black (#030303), covering 17.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.001 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.463 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Something Wild page →
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