The Red Balloon (1956) colour palette
Directed by Albert Lamorisse · Shot by Edmond Séchan
- #919090mid grey · 8%
- #afadaclight grey · 8%
- #6c6d6fmid grey · 7.4%
- #d2d2d0light grey · 7.4%
- #515250dark grey · 6.9%
- #313030dark grey · 5.7%
The Red Balloon (1956), shot by Edmond Séchan, runs muted and warm, measured across 35 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is mid grey (#919090), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
warm
0.537 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.208 — more saturated than 29% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.544 — brighter than 99% of ranked films
Measured across 35 frames. See the frames on the The Red Balloon page →
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