The Sentinel (1977) colour palette
Directed by Michael Winner · Shot by Richard C. Kratina
- #322c2adark grey · 10.5%
- #100f0fnear black · 5.8%
- #534e4fdark grey · 5.5%
- #d3d1cclight grey · 4.9%
- #abadaflight grey · 4%
- #2f394adeep blue · 3.7%
The Sentinel (1977), shot by Richard C. Kratina, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#322c2a), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.608 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.235 — more saturated than 42% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.44 — brighter than 70% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Sentinel page →
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