The Parallax View (1974) colour palette
Directed by Alan J. Pakula · Shot by Gordon Willis
- #322f2cdark grey · 8.9%
- #0d0c0bnear black · 7.9%
- #f8f9f9near white · 7%
- #d0d1cdlight grey · 7%
- #50514cdark grey · 7%
- #acadaclight grey · 6.3%
The Parallax View (1974), shot by Gordon Willis, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322f2c), covering 8.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.321 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.162 — more saturated than 11% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.463 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the The Parallax View page →
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