The Boy Friend (1971) colour palette
Directed by Ken Russell · Shot by David Watkin
- #fbfbfbnear white · 11.1%
- #0b0908deep orange · 6.8%
- #332e2bdark grey · 6.5%
- #d2cfcclight grey · 6.2%
- #cdae8dorange · 2.8%
- #d2312fred · 2.5%
The Boy Friend (1971), shot by David Watkin, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near white (#fbfbfb), covering 11.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
warm
0.279 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.325 — more saturated than 79% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.526 — brighter than 98% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Boy Friend page →
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