The Kid (1921) colour palette
Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Shot by Roland Totheroh
- #030303near black · 17.3%
- #8b8b8bmid grey · 14.9%
- #464646dark grey · 13.6%
- #fcfcfcnear white · 13.2%
- #6f6f6fmid grey · 11.2%
- #c9c9c9light grey · 10.8%
The Kid (1921), shot by Roland Totheroh, is monochrome: across 59 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 near black (#030303), covering 17.3% 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
0.466 — brighter than 84% of ranked films
Measured across 59 frames. See the frames on the The Kid page →
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