The Army of Shadows (1969) colour palette
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Shot by Walter Wottitz
- #2d2f2fdark grey · 22.7%
- #50524fdark grey · 15.7%
- #121314near black · 7%
- #717471mid grey · 5.7%
- #8e8f8bmid grey · 5%
- #aeb1aclight grey · 4.7%
The Army of Shadows (1969), shot by Walter Wottitz, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2f2f), covering 22.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.307 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.09 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.363 — brighter than 16% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the The Army of Shadows page →
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