The Red Shoes (1948) colour palette
Directed by Michael Powell · Shot by Jack Cardiff
- #332f2cdark grey · 11.9%
- #f7f7f4pale yellow · 6.3%
- #13100fnear black · 5.6%
- #d7d3cbpale orange · 5%
- #a88e74orange · 3.8%
- #978b77orange · 3.8%
The Red Shoes (1948), shot by Jack Cardiff, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332f2c), covering 11.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.726 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.269 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.463 — brighter than 83% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the The Red Shoes page →
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