The Graduate (1967) colour palette
Directed by Mike Nichols · Shot by Robert Surtees
- #33322edark grey · 11.9%
- #d6d2capale orange · 9.4%
- #f3f2efpale yellow · 7.5%
- #131210near black · 7.5%
- #46362ddeep orange · 3.8%
- #a98e72orange · 3.4%
The Graduate (1967), shot by Robert Surtees, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#33322e), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.716 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.194 — more saturated than 22% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.49 — brighter than 92% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Graduate page →
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