The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) colour palette
Directed by Robert Wiene · Shot by Willy Hameister
- #090b09near black · 11.3%
- #251b0fdeep orange · 5.8%
- #55452dorange · 5.2%
- #342817deep orange · 4.8%
- #0b332edeep cyan · 4.5%
- #906b37orange · 3.5%
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), shot by Willy Hameister, runs natural and warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is near black (#090b09), covering 11.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.377 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.416 — more saturated than 93% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.356 — brighter than 14% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari page →
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