The Pit and The Pendulum (1991) colour palette
Directed by Stuart Gordon · Shot by Adolfo Bartoli
- #141211near black · 11.9%
- #322d29dark grey · 10%
- #473529deep orange · 5.6%
- #544939orange · 4.4%
- #2d231adeep orange · 3.8%
- #8c724eorange · 3.4%
The Pit and The Pendulum (1991), shot by Adolfo Bartoli, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#141211), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.609 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.276 — more saturated than 61% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.362 — brighter than 16% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Pit and The Pendulum page →
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