The State of Things (1982) colour palette
Directed by Wim Wenders · Shot by Henri Alekan
- #030302deep yellow · 17.2%
- #cacacalight grey · 11.7%
- #fdfdfdnear white · 11.4%
- #8b8b8bmid grey · 11%
- #494949dark grey · 10.3%
- #313131dark grey · 9.7%
The State of Things (1982), shot by Henri Alekan, runs heavily desaturated and strongly warm, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and yellow. The single most common colour is deep yellow (#030302), covering 17.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.982 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.071 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.449 — brighter than 75% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the The State of Things page →
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