The American Friend (1977) colour palette
Directed by Wim Wenders · Shot by Robby Müller
- #0c0f0cnear black · 8.4%
- #33302bdark grey · 5.3%
- #504e4cdark grey · 5%
- #ad9672orange · 3.8%
- #261913deep orange · 3.4%
- #443b30deep orange · 3.1%
The American Friend (1977), shot by Robby Müller, runs natural and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0c0f0c), covering 8.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.434 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.317 — more saturated than 77% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.392 — brighter than 34% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The American Friend page →
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