The Piano (1993) colour palette
Directed by Jane Campion · Shot by Stuart Dryburgh
- #30312cdark grey · 13.8%
- #51534ddark grey · 9.2%
- #131414near black · 6.8%
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 4.3%
- #d4d1cdlight grey · 4%
- #71706bmid grey · 4%
The Piano (1993), shot by Stuart Dryburgh, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#30312c), covering 13.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
balanced
0.19 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.17 — more saturated than 13% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.387 — brighter than 32% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Piano page →
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