The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) colour palette
Directed by John Cassavetes · Shot by Al Ruban
- #0e090adeep red · 10.5%
- #342e2ddark grey · 8.9%
- #f4f4f4near white · 5.5%
- #2c0d0fdeep red · 5.5%
- #d5d2cclight grey · 3.7%
- #524f4adark grey · 3.4%
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), shot by Al Ruban, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is deep red (#0e090a), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.592 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.369 — more saturated than 88% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.416 — brighter than 51% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Killing of a Chinese Bookie page →
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