The Reading Machine (1977) colour palette
Directed by Shūji Terayama
- #060605near black · 16.9%
- #fdfbf6pale orange · 10.8%
- #d9d0b2pale yellow · 10.8%
- #a69979orange · 6.2%
- #e9e2cbpale yellow · 6.2%
- #363227deep orange · 6.2%
The Reading Machine (1977) runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 13 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is near black (#060605), covering 16.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.97 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.237 — more saturated than 43% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.502 — brighter than 94% of ranked films
Measured across 13 frames. See the frames on the The Reading Machine page →
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