The Conversation (1974) colour palette
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Shot by Bill Butler
- #32302ddark grey · 16%
- #52504ddark grey · 9.5%
- #11110fnear black · 8.6%
- #938f8cmid grey · 5.2%
- #d3d0cblight grey · 4.9%
- #8f8876mid grey · 3.7%
The Conversation (1974), shot by Bill Butler, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32302d), covering 16% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.527 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.187 — more saturated than 20% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.396 — brighter than 38% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Conversation page →
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