The Seven Year Itch (1955) colour palette
Directed by Billy Wilder · Shot by Milton Krasner
- #342c2cdark grey · 10.9%
- #d6d1cblight grey · 6.8%
- #ab9892red · 4.9%
- #f3efebpale orange · 4.9%
- #554f4ddark grey · 4.2%
- #8e7872mid grey · 3.8%
The Seven Year Itch (1955), shot by Milton Krasner, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 53 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#342c2c), covering 10.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits bright.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.658 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.226 — more saturated than 37% of ranked films
Luminance
bright
0.52 — brighter than 97% of ranked films
Measured across 53 frames. See the frames on the The Seven Year Itch page →
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