The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) colour palette
Directed by Michael Powell · Shot by Georges Périnal
- #302e2bdark grey · 12%
- #131516near black · 4.6%
- #918773orange · 4.6%
- #d6d2cdlight grey · 4%
- #52504edark grey · 3.7%
- #4e4737orange · 3.7%
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), shot by Georges Périnal, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302e2b), covering 12% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.426 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.211 — more saturated than 30% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.442 — brighter than 71% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp page →
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