The Handmaiden (2016) colour palette
Directed by Park Chan-wook · Shot by Chung Chung-hoon
- #32312ddark grey · 13.2%
- #0e100fnear black · 9.8%
- #4e504cdark grey · 6.8%
- #acb2ablight grey · 3.7%
- #473931deep orange · 3.7%
- #d3d1c9light grey · 3.7%
The Handmaiden (2016), shot by Chung Chung-hoon, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312d), covering 13.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.36 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.22 — more saturated than 34% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.366 — brighter than 19% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Handmaiden page →
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