The Birds colour palette
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Shot by Robert Burks
- #312e2cdark grey · 9.8%
- #d5d2c7pale yellow · 6.5%
- #53504edark grey · 5.2%
- #3a4951blue · 3.1%
- #a48e77orange · 3.1%
- #aaa993mid grey · 3.1%
The Birds, shot by Robert Burks, 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 (#312e2c), covering 9.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.574 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.232 — more saturated than 41% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.468 — brighter than 85% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Birds page →
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