The Godfather (1972) colour palette
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Shot by Gordon Willis
- #37302adeep orange · 10.2%
- #15120fdeep orange · 9.2%
- #575046dark grey · 6.6%
- #47382bdeep orange · 6.6%
- #2c231cdeep orange · 4.6%
- #251a13deep orange · 4.6%
The Godfather (1972), shot by Gordon Willis, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is deep orange (#37302a), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.961 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.225 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.403 — brighter than 42% of ranked films
Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the The Godfather page →
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