The Long Goodbye (1973) colour palette
Directed by Robert Altman · Shot by Vilmos Zsigmond
- #322d28dark grey · 13.8%
- #525149dark grey · 8.4%
- #d4d0c8pale orange · 5%
- #251a15deep orange · 4.4%
- #15110fdeep orange · 4.4%
- #4a3730deep orange · 3.8%
The Long Goodbye (1973), shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322d28), covering 13.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.681 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.197 — more saturated than 24% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.417 — brighter than 52% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Long Goodbye page →
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