The Searchers colour palette
Directed by John Ford · Shot by Winton C. Hoch
- #322c2adark grey · 10.2%
- #4a372edeep orange · 4.6%
- #8c6b52orange · 4%
- #cfb495orange · 3.7%
- #8a5839orange · 3.7%
- #595049dark grey · 3.1%
The Searchers, shot by Winton C. Hoch, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322c2a), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.374 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.311 — more saturated than 75% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.444 — brighter than 74% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Searchers page →
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