The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) colour palette
Directed by Walter Salles · Shot by Éric Gautier
- #31322edark grey · 12.3%
- #50534fdark grey · 10.5%
- #90928emid grey · 7.4%
- #6e706dmid grey · 7.1%
- #d3d1cdlight grey · 4.9%
- #0b0b0bnear black · 4%
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), shot by Éric Gautier, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31322e), covering 12.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.307 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.151 — more saturated than 9% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.424 — brighter than 56% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Motorcycle Diaries page →
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