The French Connection (1971) colour palette
Directed by William Friedkin · Shot by Owen Roizman
- #2f2d2edark grey · 12.9%
- #525251dark grey · 6.8%
- #0f0e10near black · 4.6%
- #abacaalight grey · 4.3%
- #d6d3celight grey · 4%
- #73726fmid grey · 3.7%
The French Connection (1971), shot by Owen Roizman, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2d2e), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.347 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.211 — more saturated than 30% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.415 — brighter than 51% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The French Connection page →
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