The Sound of Music (1965) colour palette
Directed by Robert Wise · Shot by Ted D. McCord
- #32312bdark grey · 12.6%
- #11110fnear black · 5.8%
- #53534bdark grey · 5.2%
- #d5d0c7pale orange · 5.2%
- #504b39yellow · 4.3%
- #726956orange · 3.7%
The Sound of Music (1965), shot by Ted D. McCord, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and green. The single most common colour is dark grey (#32312b), covering 12.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.654 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.204 — more saturated than 26% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.439 — brighter than 69% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Sound of Music page →
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