Suzhou River (2000) colour palette
Directed by Lou Ye · Shot by Wang Yu
- #312f2ddark grey · 8.6%
- #50504ddark grey · 7.7%
- #d3d4d0light grey · 5.2%
- #a9afaelight grey · 4.9%
- #121111near black · 4.3%
- #909692mid grey · 3.7%
Suzhou River (2000), shot by Wang Yu, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.349 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.228 — more saturated than 39% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.455 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Suzhou River page →
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