The Misfits (1961) colour palette
Directed by John Huston · Shot by Russell Metty
- #030303near black · 18.7%
- #878787mid grey · 13.3%
- #fefefenear white · 13.3%
- #464646dark grey · 13%
- #c9c9c9light grey · 13%
- #323232dark grey · 11.7%
The Misfits (1961), shot by Russell Metty, is monochrome: across 64 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 18.7% 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
0.462 — brighter than 82% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Misfits page →
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