The Night Porter (1974) colour palette
Directed by Liliana Cavani · Shot by Alfio Contini
- #31312cdark grey · 15.2%
- #131210near black · 8.9%
- #50534edark grey · 7%
- #d4d4cclight grey · 5.2%
- #cfc6b3pale orange · 4.1%
- #91958dmid grey · 3.7%
The Night Porter (1974), shot by Alfio Contini, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 54 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and cyan. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31312c), covering 15.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.45 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.142 — more saturated than 8% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.413 — brighter than 49% of ranked films
Measured across 54 frames. See the frames on the The Night Porter page →
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