The Band Wagon (1953) colour palette
Directed by Vincente Minnelli · Shot by Harry Jackson
- #f7f6f5near white · 8.3%
- #302b2adark grey · 7.1%
- #d8d3cflight grey · 4.6%
- #0c0a09deep orange · 4.6%
- #d6c5adpale orange · 3.1%
- #f2e9d3pale orange · 2.8%
The Band Wagon (1953), shot by Harry Jackson, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is near white (#f7f6f5), covering 8.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
warm
0.532 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.368 — more saturated than 88% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.529 — brighter than 98% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Band Wagon page →
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