The Day of the Locust (1975) colour palette
Directed by John Schlesinger · Shot by Conrad Hall
- #342a28deep red · 8%
- #281612deep red · 5.2%
- #4c3831deep orange · 4.9%
- #d0af94orange · 4.9%
- #d7c5afpale orange · 4.6%
- #564d48dark grey · 4.3%
The Day of the Locust (1975), shot by Conrad Hall, 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 deep red (#342a28), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.846 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.27 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.483 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Day of the Locust page →
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