The Criminal (1960) colour palette
Directed by Joseph Losey · Shot by Robert Krasker
- #020202near black · 17.6%
- #2e2e2edark grey · 14.3%
- #8c8c8cmid grey · 13.1%
- #6f6f6fmid grey · 12.7%
- #f9f9f9near white · 11%
- #cbcbcblight grey · 11%
The Criminal (1960), shot by Robert Krasker, is monochrome: across 49 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#020202), covering 17.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0 — more saturated than 0% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.448 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 49 frames. See the frames on the The Criminal page →
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