The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail (1971) colour palette
Directed by Sergio Martino · Shot by Emilio Foriscot
- #36312fdark grey · 7.1%
- #0f0c0bdeep orange · 6.2%
- #57534edark grey · 5.5%
- #d6d3cdlight grey · 4%
- #48352edeep orange · 3.7%
- #f0eeefnear white · 3.4%
The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail (1971), shot by Emilio Foriscot, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#36312f), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.683 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.28 — more saturated than 63% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.454 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail page →
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