The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) colour palette
Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Shot by Lucien Ballard
- #8e6f53orange · 8.1%
- #372d26deep orange · 7.7%
- #49372edeep orange · 6.2%
- #d0b08eorange · 5.4%
- #aa8d70orange · 5.4%
- #705038orange · 3.5%
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), shot by Lucien Ballard, runs muted and warm, measured across 52 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is orange (#8e6f53), covering 8.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.577 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.299 — more saturated than 70% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.465 — brighter than 84% of ranked films
Measured across 52 frames. See the frames on the The Ballad of Cable Hogue page →
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