The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) colour palette
Directed by Michael Powell · Shot by Christopher Challis
- #0e0b0bdeep red · 7.1%
- #f6f4f1pale orange · 6.2%
- #302c2ddark grey · 4.9%
- #4d362edeep orange · 3.7%
- #2c1917deep red · 3.7%
- #d2af72orange · 2.8%
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), shot by Christopher Challis, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is deep red (#0e0b0b), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.515 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.371 — more saturated than 88% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.461 — brighter than 82% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Tales of Hoffmann page →
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