The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) colour palette
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Shot by Robert Burks
- #342f2cdark grey · 10%
- #12100fnear black · 6.4%
- #76716cmid grey · 4.8%
- #504f4edark grey · 4.8%
- #2b231cdeep orange · 4.5%
- #473830deep orange · 3.9%
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), shot by Robert Burks, runs muted and warm, measured across 66 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#342f2c), covering 10% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.533 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.221 — more saturated than 35% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.404 — brighter than 43% of ranked films
Measured across 66 frames. See the frames on the The Man Who Knew Too Much page →
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