The Docks of New York (1928) colour palette
Directed by Josef von Sternberg · Shot by Harold Rosson
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 17.1%
- #050505near black · 16.8%
- #4c4c4cdark grey · 15.2%
- #2e2e2edark grey · 15.2%
- #cacacalight grey · 11.6%
- #6c6c6cmid grey · 10.6%
The Docks of New York (1928), shot by Harold Rosson, is monochrome: across 62 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 mid grey (#8d8d8d), covering 17.1% 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
0.418 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the The Docks of New York page →
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